Prosecuting Attorney - Unexpired
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 · Incumbent
Robert Ryan has been Hardy County's prosecuting attorney since the county commission appointed Ryan in April 2025. A Maysville lawyer for 25 years, mostly in civil litigation, Ryan previously served as a circuit judge on the Twenty-First Judicial Circuit after a 2023 appointment.
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov