County Attorney
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:
Republican · Incumbent
Hillsborough County Attorney, a post he first won in 2002, and a former New Hampshire district court judge who also chaired the state Human Rights Commission. A Marine and National Guard veteran, he lists his priorities as supporting crime victims and protecting neighborhoods from violent crime.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for
Democratic
Nashua public defender and former two-term New Hampshire state representative, first elected in 2014 while a Plymouth State student. His stated concerns are the lack of mental health resources, treating drug use as a medical issue, and homelessness.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Corporate Accountability 1 for
Sources: mm.nh.gov · sos.nh.gov2