when is election for sacramento district attorney

by Lina Lockman 3 min read

When are the general elections in Sacramento County?

Mar 11, 2022 · Primary election: June 7, 2022. General election: November 8, 2022. Election stats. Offices up: Assessor, district attorney, sheriff, county board of supervisors, county board of education, water district board, flood control district board, community college district board, municipal utility district board, fire district board, and superior court judges.

Who is running for Sacramento County district attorney?

May 10, 2021 · Next year Sacramento County will elect a new District Attorney for the first time in almost 10 years. Because our current District Attorney, Anne Marie Schubert, recently said she’d run for California Attorney General (AG) in 2022, next year’s race for Sacramento County District Attorney is, at this point, wide open.

Where is the district attorney's office in Sacramento CA?

Apr 08, 2022 · The race to succeed District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert, who is running for state attorney general, will be determined by the June 7 primary election.

How are Sacramento County Supervisors elected?

Mar 17, 2022 · As a result, Sacramento County will get a new sheriff for the first time since 2010, a new district attorney for the first time since 2014, and …

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Who is the Sacramento County District Attorney?

Former Sacramento County Deputy District Attorney and 46-year-old Democrat Alana Mathews recently announced plans to run for Sacramento County District Attorney. Mathews earned her BA in Philosophy from Spelman College, a Historically Black College/University (HBCU), in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned a J.D. and an LL.M in Governmental Affairs and Public Policy from McGeorge School of Law. In 2013 and again in 2016, former California Governor Jerry Brown appointed Mathews Public Adviser for the California Energy Commission.

What is the job of a district attorney in California?

The District Attorney is responsible for the prosecution of criminal violations of state law and county ordinances occurring within a county under California Government Code Section 26500. This includes investigation and apprehension, as well as prosecution in court. California Association Of Counties.

What does a district attorney do?

District Attorneys decide whether or not to charge a suspect with a crime, what charges to bring, as well as what penalties to seek. For example, they can decide to charge someone suspected of using illegal drugs with the crime of illegal drug possession. On the other hand, a District Attorney can refer the suspect to a drug treatment program.

What is the Prosecutors Alliance of California?

According to its website, Prosecutors Alliance of California is a group of prosecutors “committed to reforming California’s criminal justice system through smart, safe, modern solutions that advance, not just public safety, but human dignity and community well-being.”. I’m not running to be the first Black D.A.

Who is the Sacramento County District Attorney?

Schubert was first elected Sacramento County District Attorney in 2014 with more than two decades of law enforcement experience. As a county prosecutor, she formed Cold Case Prosecution and become a nationally recognized expert on forensic DNA. Schubert also founded the Community and Government Relations Division, which combines community relations and legislative advocacy solutions to enhance public safety.

Where is Sacramento County?

The county government of Sacramento County is located in Sacramento, California. The county was first established in 1850. It covers a total of 964.64 square miles in northern California. The county's population was 1,482,026 in 2014.

How much did Schubert get from the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association?

Outside groups and activists became more involved in the race after Schubert received $13,000 from the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and Sacramento County Alliance of Law Enforcement less than a week after Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man, was killed by Sacramento police officers.

Did Schubert win the California primary?

Schubert won the seat outright in the nonpartisan primary because she and Phillips were the only two candidates listed on the ballot. California does provide for write-in candidates, however. Between April 9 and May 22, 2018, a candidate could have filed to have his or her name counted on ballots as a write-in candidate.

Defendant Sentenced for Rancho Cordova Shooting Murder

DATE: February 17, 2022 CASE: Faron Mello (Case #19FE016085) PROSECUTOR: Deputy District Attorney Kristen Andersen, Homicide Unit The Honorable Donald Currier sentenced Faron Mello to 50 years [...]

DA Anne Marie Schubert Announces 2022 Virtual Citizens Academy

Learn about the criminal justice system ~ Discuss issues related to race relations, gang & hate crimes and sensitive current events ~ Engage [...]

Community Programs

Learn about the District Attorney’s free community programs for adults and youth, including the Citizens Academy, Speakers Bureau, Youth Academy, Youth Shadow Days and Youth & Community Connect App.

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Candidates

  • Annie Marie Schubert
    Schubert was first elected Sacramento County District Attorney in 2014 with more than two decades of law enforcement experience. As a county prosecutor, she formed Cold Case Prosecution and become a nationally recognized expert on forensic DNA. Schubert also founde…
  • Noah Phillips
    Phillips' professional experience includes working as the supervising attorney of the District Attorney’s Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, Elder Abuse units and as the principal criminal attorney for the Major Crimes Division in Sacramento. Phillips said of his prosecutorial perspecti…
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Campaign Finance

  • Contributions in the race passed $1.2 million in May 2018, with both Phillips and Schubert benefiting from more than $640,000 in contributions each. The Sacramento Beecompiled the following data on the top 10 contributors for each candidate on May 7, 2018:
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Campaign Strategy and Tactics

  • Campaign mailers
    The Phillips campaign released mailers in April 2018 accusing Schubert of not holding law enforcement accountable for the deaths of Joseph Mann and Stephon Clark. The mailer read, "It shouldn't be so hard to make the right decisions. It shouldn't be so hard to stand up to injustice. …
  • Inappropriate work email
    In May, The Sacramento Beepublished an email exchange between Phillips and his uncle where Phillips called a message describing the sexual behavior of women by their ethnicity as "work appropriate and for that matter appropriate anywhere." Phillips accused the Schubert campaign …
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