Prosecuting 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
David L. Bryant is a private defense attorney and former St. Louis County Traffic Court Commissioner. His legal career has also included service as a St. Louis city prosecutor and an attorney with the Missouri State Public Defender's office.
Democratic · Incumbent
Melissa Price Smith is the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney. She joined the office in 2008 and supervised its Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Team before being sworn in as prosecuting attorney in January 2025.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 3 for, Anti-Corruption 1 for, 1 against
Libertarian
Theo Brown Sr. is chief of the Castlepoint Fire Protection Association, a community-association trustee, and a freelance paralegal. He previously served as Kinloch police chief and fire marshal and briefly served on the St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees in 2014.
Sources: extcontent.stlouisco.com · sos.mo.gov