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
Adam J. Ward is the Jefferson County prosecuting attorney and a former senior assistant prosecutor and special assistant U.S. attorney. Ward focuses on violent crime, drug cases, and protecting children, older residents, and crime victims.
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov