District Attorney, Northern District
Unofficial result: Won — Marian T. Ryan (Democratic)
Source: framinghamma.gov
What does this office do?
- Deciding which crimes get charged and which are dropped
- Making plea deals and asking for sentences
- Working with police on criminal cases
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,
Candidates:
Democratic · Incumbent
Marian T. Ryan has been the Middlesex County district attorney since 2013 and is a longtime trial and appeals prosecutor. She has started diversion programs for youth and drug cases, stopped asking for cash bail in low-level cases, and built a unit to review possible wrongful convictions.
Records: Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 6 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 6 for, Civil Rights 5 for,
Sources: sec.state.ma.us · electionstats.state.ma.us