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:
Democratic · Incumbent
D. Chris McLaughlin has been Cheshire County Attorney since 2013 and earlier worked as a public defender; he helped create the county's Treatment Court. He favors holding people accountable while using rehabilitation programs to keep them from reoffending.
Sources: mm.nh.gov · sos.nh.gov2