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Chad M. Enright

Democratic · WA · Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney

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Chad M. Enright is the Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney and a Democratic candidate for re-election. County sources list his term through December 2026 and note his Washington State Association of Prosecuting Attorneys board service.

Where Chad M. Enright stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)

Mixed record

Civil Rights (2 support · 1 oppose)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support

  • Implemented a Poulsbo pre-arrest diversion program that directed eligible low-level offenders to treatment and services instead of arrest.

    November 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: kitsapdailynews.com · researched July 25, 2026

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 2 support · 1 oppose

  • Joined a stipulation that barred enforcement of Washington's clergy-reporting law against sacramental confession and other protected sacred confidences.

    October 10, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: agportal-s3bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com · researched July 25, 2026

  • Submitted a written comment opposing the Washington Supreme Court's indigent-defense caseload standards proposal, citing public-safety effects, attorney shortages, and local-government costs.

    October 18, 2024Opposes Civil Rights

    Source: courts.wa.gov · researched July 25, 2026

  • Testified in support of expanding Washington's resentencing law and warned lawmakers about impacts on crime victims and understaffed prosecutor offices.

    May 30, 2024Supports Civil Rights

    Source: spokanepublicradio.org · researched July 25, 2026

Track record — General

General · 4 records

  • Received the Alliance for Gun Responsibility Victory Fund's 2026 endorsement for Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney.

    July 24, 2026

    Source: gunresponsibility.org · researched July 25, 2026

  • Declined to charge corrections officers in Sean Howell's jail death after concluding the death was unintentional and resulted from lawful restraint.

    June 22, 2021

    Source: fox13seattle.com · researched July 25, 2026

  • Concluded that Poulsbo Police Officer Craig Keller's fatal use of force against Stonechild Chiefstick was legally justified.

    April 17, 2020

    Source: kitsapdailynews.com · researched July 25, 2026

  • Began serving as Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney.

    January 1, 2019

    Source: kitsap.gov · researched July 25, 2026

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Profile last researched September 9, 2026.