 She has also been, at various times, a member of the staff of the Consumer Frauds Bureau of the New York State Attorney General's Office as well as the Integrity Bureau for the Queens County District Attorney's office.A Democrat, Titus was first elected to the State Assembly in a special election held on April 16, 2002 to replace Assembly member Pauline Rhodd-Cummings, who died while in office.Titus also won the general election that November with 86 percent of the vote.