Criminal District Attorney Smith County
Unofficial result: Won — Jacob Putman (Republican)
Source: smith-county.com
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:
Jacob Putman
WonRepublican · Incumbent
Jacob Putman has been Smith County criminal district attorney since being elected in 2018. A Tyler native with a law degree from Oklahoma City University, he was a prosecutor in the same office for a decade starting in 2008.
Sources: portal.laserfiche.com · sos.state.tx.us