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:
Republican
Kenneth Thalheimer has worked as a public defender, police officer, and court bailiff. He served in the Marines from 1999 to 2006 and earned a University of Maryland law degree in 2018.
Sources: elections.maryland.gov2