State's Attorney
Grand Isle County, Vermont
My vote power: High
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/Republican · Incumbent
Douglas E. DiSabito has been Grand Isle County state's attorney since 2015 after first winning the office in 2014. DiSabito backs cash bail and tougher handling of habitual offenders, and has used car forfeiture against repeat drunk drivers.
Independent
Joshua Martin is a Vermont-born attorney with more than 20 years in court, handling criminal defense, civil-rights and complex civil cases. Martin's priorities are focusing on violence and impaired driving and using restitution and community service to repair harm.
Source: outside.vermont.gov