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Bucks County District Attorney (4 YR term)

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    Joe Khan
    (Dem)

Biographical Information

As District Attorney, how will you ensure equal access to justice for all individuals?

What is the most important quality in a District Attorney?

Beyond your education and experience listed above, what makes you particularly qualified to perform the duties of this office?

Education I’m a proud public school grad (and a proud public school dad of two kids in the Central Bucks School District). I earned my undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College before attending the University of Chicago School of Law, where Professor Barack Obama helped guide me on a path of public servic
Experience Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia DA’s Office Assistant United States Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office Bucks County Solicitor, County of Bucks Partner and Co-Chair of Appellate Section, Curtin & Heefner
Over my 25 years as an attorney, I’ve found that the scales of justice don’t balance themselves. Our system of justice is only as good as the people in it. As a prosecutor, I stood up for the powerless – and usually had to fight against gravitational pulls to ensure that the law was being applied fairly and equally. Every lawsuit I filed against a big corporation was an uphill battle to get justice for the vulnerable. And when I’ve defended our rights, it’s been against forces with much more resources. Fighting for equality is hard work, and the setbacks can be discouraging. We just need to show up for each other and be ready to punch above our weight.
Integrity.
I began my career as a prosecutor as the grateful son of an immigrant, eager to give back to the country that gave my family so much. But when I became a dad, I began to see my public service through the lens of a parent with an obligation to build a better world for his kids. When I became the first county solicitor in America to take on Big Tech by suing the social media companies for targeting our kids, I was speaking for countless parents who were waiting for someone in government to do something. Whether the threat to our kids is sexual abuse or poisonous drinking water or addictive algorithms, I’ve spent 25 years going to court to keep families safe. That’s what I’ll do for everyone in Bucks County as our next District Attorney.