Jacob Putman
Republican · TX · Smith County Criminal District Attorney
Jacob Putman has been Smith County criminal district attorney since being elected in 2018. A Tyler native with a law degree from Oklahoma City University, he was a prosecutor in the same office for a decade starting in 2008.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Received the endorsement of Grassroots America We the People in the 2018 DA race. The group kept its endorsement after the audit, noting his personnel file showed no discipline.
February 5, 2018
Source: kltv.com
Was named the top offender in a January 2018 internal audit by then-DA Matt Bingham. It said Putman dropped or reduced 79 cases without required supervisor sign-off. Putman called the findings untrue.
January 23, 2018
Source: tylerpaper.com
Past race Jacob Putman ran in:
- Criminal District Attorney Smith County · November 3, 2026 · Smith County, Texas · incumbent