Lisa Middleman is challenging Allegheny County DA Stephen Zappala in November. DAs should be “reducing mass incarceration and creating equity,” she told the Political Report.
Philadelphia ousts its sheriff. The Allegheny County DA wins the Democratic primary.
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala faces Turahn Jenkins, his first opponent in two decades, on Tuesday.
Turahn Jenkins explains the policies he would implement if he were elected district attorney in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County, home to Pittsburgh Allegheny County’s longtime District Attorney Stephen Zappala will face Turahn Jenkins, the county’s former chief public defender, in the May 21 Democratic primary. This is Zappala’s first contested election since 1999. Jenkins, who was […]
Pennsylania has country’s second-highest rate of people under correctional control, and the 2019 DA elections provide opportunities for reform advocates.
Stephen Zappala draws first challenger since 1999.