DISTRICT ATTORNEY DISTRICT 31
District attorneys are the elected representatives of the state in all criminal and some juvenile matters. The primary responsibility of the district attorney, with his or her assistants, is to prosecute all criminal cases filed in the Superior and District Courts. District attorneys also advise local law enforcement and prepare the criminal trial docket. Each of the 44 prosecutorial districts has one district attorney and at least four full-time assistant district attorneys. Each District Attorney is elected to a four-year term by the voters within the district he or she serves.
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Amara M. Hunter
(DEM)
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Jim O'Neill
(REP)
What experience and skills make you the best candidate for this office? (Max. 750 characters)
What is the most important or challenging issue for the District Attorney’s office currently? (Max. 750 characters)
Are there new programs you would like to implement at the District Attorney’s office? (Max. 750 characters)
What services of the District Attorney's office could be improved with more funding? (Max. 750 characters)
Additional Comments (Max. 1000 characters)
I have worked every side of the criminal justice system for the last 31 years as a Detroit Police Officer, Assistant Prosecutor ands currently serving as an Assistant Public Defender. I understand how the system works and the most qualified to handle the office of District Attorney. I understand that if we don’t support our community especially our youth we will continue to have unsafe neighborhoods. Violent crime and its consequences affect all of Forsyth County not just our underserved communities. I will be a District Attorney that ensures fairness, accountability and transparency. Victims need closure and they demand justice. Justice should be nonpartisan.
Our jails are crowded, our most vulnerable communities suffer being rampant violence and cases aren’t being prosecuted. Inmates have been in the county jail pretrial for 3,4 and 6 years without ever going to court. We’re paying $125 a day to house inmates that should’ve been prosecuted, that should’ve been plead or dismissed. Our jails are full and the current District Attorney has been so busy running for higher offices that he isn’t acting in the best interest of the people who elected him. It’s time for change. We’re not his consolation prize or his political fallback plan. He’s want to be in Raleigh not Forsyth County.
The programs that should be implemented are dedicated drug treatment programs pretrial giving those who suffer from addiction an opportunity to get clean. There should also be diversion programs for our youth for nonviolent offenders giving them a second chance. Lastly there needs to be a dedicated domestic violence program that helps people break the cycle of violence.
Drug treatment, mental health treatment, Veterans treatment and domestic violence counseling.
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