District Attorney, Bristol District
Bristol County, Massachusetts
My vote power: Above average
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
State representative for the 9th Bristol District and a former Bristol County assistant district attorney with more than 30 years of courtroom experience. His priorities are prosecuting violent offenders and adding a forensic psychologist to steer people toward diversion programs.
Republican
Fall River attorney, Army veteran, and former Bristol County assistant district attorney who spent three years as Fall River's appointed city administrator. His priorities are more prosecutors to fight drugs, guns, and gangs, and a unit to pursue public corruption and fraud.
Sources: sec.state.ma.us2