ATLANTA — On this primary day, Fani Willis is running to keep her office at
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Voters will decide whether two key players in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump will keep their jobs. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee are both on the ballot for Tuesday’s election. Willis is the prosecutor who
Voters to decide whether prosecutor and judge in Georgia Trump election case keep their jobs
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Voters will decide whether two key players in the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump will keep their jobs. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee are both on the ballot for Tuesday’s election. Willis is the prosecutor who
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JACKSON COUNTY, Ore.– Jackson County will have a new district attorney next year. DA Beth Heckert is retiring and throwing her support behind her number two, Chief Deputy DA Patrick Green. Green only had one challenger in defense attorney Alyssa Bartholomew, who was a prosecutor in Washington State earlier in her career. Deputy DA Green […]
As late voters stream through the Deschutes County ballot drop box in downtown Bend, Isabella Warren reports that County Clerk Steve Dennison is pleased by a last-day surge of voters turning in their ballots.
A centrist district attorney candidate in Oregon has ousted his incumbent progressive opponent after running on a tough-on-crime platform. Nathan Vasquez previously served as a deputy prosecutor to Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt. Vasquez won Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary election after returns showed him receiving more than 50% of the vote. Vasquez, who was endorsed by several police groups, said Schmidt conceded the election during a Wednesday phone call. He was a prosecutor in...
Voters in Multnomah County were rejecting a second term for District Attorney Mike Schmidt on Tuesday night, instead supporting Nathan Vasquez, one of Schmidt’s
Mike Schmidt, the district attorney for Multnomah County in Oregon who was criticized for being too “soft on crime,” lost his primary race to one of his own deputy prosecutors. Schmidt was defeated by Nathan Vasquez, who garnered about 54% of the vote as of Wednesday evening. Schmidt’s defeat could serve as a bellwether for […]
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt remains behind by large numbers for his re-election bid on Tuesday as crime has become a top issue for voters within the Portland, Oregon, metro area. With almost 70% of votes counted, Schmidt has 43% of the vote. His challenger, Nathan Vasquez, is ahead at 55%. Vasquez has worked at the Multnomah County District Attorney's office since 2001. Unlike Schmidt, who boasted about making the justice system more "equitable," Vasquez ran his...
There will be a runoff election on June 18 for Catoosa County Commission Chair between Larry C. Black (I) and Steven M. Henry, and Catoosa County Commission District 3 between Vanita Hullander (I) and Richard Tharpe.