Erleigh N. Wiley
Republican · TX · Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney
Erleigh N. Wiley has been Kaufman County's district attorney since Gov. Rick Perry appointed her in 2013, after serving as a county court-at-law judge and a Dallas County prosecutor. She campaigns on crime prevention, public safety and putting families first.
Where Erleigh N. Wiley stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (5 records)
Mixed record
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 support · 6 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 5 support
Testified remotely in favor of a proposed ban on most intoxicating hemp products (House Bill 5).
August 15, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: tdcaa.com
Helped organize the Kaufman County Street Crimes Task Force and its partnership with the Texas Anti-Gang Unit.
July 12, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: fox4news.com
Registered for a constitutional change permitting denial of bail in certain violent or sexual-offense cases (Senate Joint Resolution 44).
April 25, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: capitol.texas.gov
Spoke in support of a juvenile curfew for unincorporated Kaufman County before county commissioners. She described it as a tool to protect children.
July 6, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: inforney.com
Registered for increasing penalties for manufacturing or delivering fentanyl and related drugs (Senate Bill 768).
May 3, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: capitol.texas.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support · 6 oppose
Registered for requiring certain pretrial court appearances by video without jailed defendants’ consent (House Bill 3817).
April 25, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: capitol.texas.gov
Registered for a constitutional change permitting denial of bail in certain violent or sexual-offense cases (Senate Joint Resolution 44).
April 25, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: capitol.texas.gov
Registered against a constitutional change permitting courts to reduce certain prison sentences (House Joint Resolution 172).
April 25, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: capitol.texas.gov
Testified against changes to grand-jury proceedings (House Bill 1258). The bill added lawyer access and limits on repeated investigations.
April 25, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: capitol.texas.gov
Registered for increasing penalties for manufacturing or delivering fentanyl and related drugs (Senate Bill 768).
May 3, 2021Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: capitol.texas.gov
Revoked Michael Dansby's probation and sentenced him to 18 years in prison. An appeals court reversed because the revocation punished him for using his right against self-incrimination.
June 15, 2015Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: law.justia.com
Signed, with the other Kaufman County criminal judges, rules adding the new public defender's office to the system for appointing lawyers to defendants who cannot afford one. Private lawyers were appointed by rotation when the public defender could not take a case.
June 12, 2007Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: tidc.tamu.edu
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Approved using a trained facility dog to comfort child-abuse victims. She selected investigator Mike Holley as its handler.
June 1, 2026
Source: tdcaa.com
Declined criminal charges against Judge Amber Givens and court coordinator Arceola Warfield over a remote hearing. In September 2023 she said the judge's conduct was unprofessional and improper but not criminal.
June 23, 2025
Source: scjc.texas.gov
Testified for removing a state salary limit on prosecutors in counties below 400,000 residents (House Bill 204).
March 12, 2025
Source: capitol.texas.gov
Published a column criticizing increasing politicization of prosecution. She cited new removal grounds, ethics duties, and reporting requirements.
December 2, 2024
Source: tdcaa.com
Led the Texas District and County Attorneys Association in 2024. She helped select Shannon Edmonds as its executive director.
September 30, 2024
Source: tdcaa.com
Handled the special prosecution involving Dallas detective Esteban Montenegro. The grand jury declined to indict him for record tampering or perjury.
February 24, 2023
Source: apnews.com
Said at a public panel that, although personally against abortion, she found criminal penalties for abortion providers concerning. She opposed prosecutors pursuing charges outside their own counties.
September 24, 2022
Source: texastribune.org
Testified to a Texas House committee about prosecution policies. She defended local prosecutors’ authority to decide which cases to pursue.
September 13, 2022
Source: tdcaa.com
Testified against creating a conviction-review unit in the attorney general’s office (House Bill 2162).
May 3, 2021
Source: capitol.texas.gov
Testified against creating a Texas Sentencing Commission and collecting sentencing data (House Bill 3586).
May 3, 2021
Source: capitol.texas.gov
In 2008, as a county court at law judge, reviewed lawyer bills over $1,000 in child-protection cases. She questioned attorney Eric Williams about his billing and told him to bill his calls separately.
May 15, 2020
Source: supremecourt.gov
Closed the investigation into Ken Paxton’s $100,000 legal-defense gift. Her office concluded the gift did not constitute bribery.
October 27, 2017
Source: texastribune.org
Signed a family-court order restricting removal of children, harassment, and disposal of marital property during pending cases.
June 15, 2009
Source: dallas-divorce-lawyer.com
Past race Erleigh N. Wiley ran in:
- Kaufman County Criminal District Attorney · November 3, 2026 · Kaufman County, Texas · incumbent