County State's 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:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Jayne Pfau is the Sargent County State's Attorney, the county's prosecutor and legal adviser, and has held the post since at least 2019. Pfau earned a law degree from the University of North Dakota and joined the state bar in 2012.
Sources: vip.sos.nd.gov · resultsnd.sos.nd.gov