2024 Primary: The Race for Attorney General
[scroll to find FULL VIDEO INTERVIEWS with all 7 candidates for Attorney General in Pennsylvania]
The Pennsylvania Primary is on Tuesday, April 23.
Democrat and Republican candidates are vying to see who will represent their party in the General Election in November.
When voters look at their ballot, they will see a plethora of candidates ranging from county positions to the President of the United States (though that race has essentially already been decided as Biden vs Trump, with Robert F. Kennedy as a leading independent).
BUT THERE ARE A TON OF OTHER LOCAL AND STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS TO VOTE FOR!!
Pennsylvania has 11 candidates racing against opponents in three primaries: State Auditor, State Treasurer, and Attorney General. We talked with all 11 candidates, and asked them the same 6 questions.
Below, you can find a description for the office of the Attorney General, links to FULL VIDEO INTERVIEWS with each of the attorney general candidates, and the chance to read transcripts of those interviews.
The Attorney General
The Attorney General’s office is the state’s prosecution, handling all of its criminal and civil trials. The office also focuses on public protection (e.g. consumer protections) and public engagement. There are hundreds of lawyers, prosecutors, investigators, and support staff employed across the state to make this happen.
In turn, whoever becomes Attorney General is not in every court room for every trial— but they do set priorities for which types of cases the state will pursue.
Current Attorney General Michelle Henry is not running in the 2024 election race. She was First Deputy Attorney General when Josh Shapiro was the elected Attorney General. When he became Governor, she stepped in as the lead until the next election.
There are 5 Democrat candidates and 2 Republican candidates on the ballot for the office on the April 23 Primary.
Democrats:
CLICK HERE for video interview with Keir Bradford-Grey
Joe Khan interview, one click away
May I interest you in an interview with Jared Solomon?
Eugene DePasquale Interview! Click here to watch!
Behold, this is the link for a Jack Stollsteimer interview
Republicans:
Craig Williams interview coming at ya
A chat with Dave Sunday
The Options
Dave Sunday (R) is the District Attorney for York County. He also boasts of drastic decreases in violent crimes in the past year. His priorities as Attorney General would be tackling the Fentynal epidemic, the mental health crisis, violent crime, and protecting elders and children.
[Click here for video + transcript]
Craig Williams (R) served for 30 years with the Marines, part of that as Chief Prosecutor for one of the largest marine bases. He has worked as a federal prosecutor, private counsel for an energy company for 10 years, and now has been a State Representative for parts of Chester & Delaware County since 2020. His priorities in office would be reducing gun violence, senior fraud cases, and addiction caused by the Fentynal epidemic.
[Click here for video + transcript]
Keir Bradford-Grey (D) hails from the Philadelphia area, where she leads the Public Defenders Office. Some of her priorities, if elected Attorney General, are reducing gun violence, consumer protections in healthcare, and consumer protections in housing.
[Click here for video + transcript]
Joe Khan (D) has worked as a local and federal prosecutor, and recently as the Buck’s County solicitor. Raised in Philadelphia by a Muslim father and Catholic mother, the lawyer says he has built a coalition that connects communities. Some of his priorities are the environment, big tech & insurance, and voting rights.
[Click here for video + transcript]
Jared Solomon (D) has been a State Representative for the 202nd District, covering part of Philadelphia. Prior to being an elected official, he was a securities and anti-trust lawyer. He also worked as a JAG officer for the Army Reserves. He has a slew of issues listed on his website, ranging from abortion and voting rights to public corruption to housing rights.
[Click here for video + transcript]
Eugene DePasquale (D) was Pennsylvania’s Auditor General from 2013-2021. Before that he was a State Representative for District 95. He is focused on protecting democracy, consumers, abortion rights, and the environment.
[Click here for video + transcript]
Jack Stollsteimer (D) is the District Attorney for Delaware County. He boasts of 65% decreases in overall gun violence in Chester County and successfully prosecuting contractor wage theft. Going into the office, he recognizes the balance needed to prosecute and protect.
