5 Dems Seek To Be Pennsylvania AG
By Bob Small
Though there are five Democratic Candidates for Pennsylvania Attorney General, only Eugene Depasquale and Jack Stollsteimer have name recognition. The others are Philadelphians Keir Bradford-Grey, Joe Khan and Jared Solomon. None are endorsed by the state party. If you like what Jack or Eugene has done, you can stop right here. If not, read on.
Keir Bradford-Grey would be the first Afro-American to be elected to this post.
She was head of the Defender Association of Philadelphia, and Chief Defender for Montgomery County. In Philadelphia, she led the Pre-Entry Initiative and Participatory Defense Hubs.
“I’m running to be the people’s lawyer, and that’s what the attorney general is in every other state other than Pennsylvania,” she said in a debate.
Boston-born, she went to Albany State University and Ohio Northern Pettit College of Law
Khan and Solomon are graduates of Swarthmore College, but that needn’t be held against them. Both now reside in Northeast Philly.
Khan is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School. Speaking of his upbringing; “when my parents got together in the 70s, he was Muslim and my mom was Catholic, so they settled on a Jewish neighborhood as a place to raise their kids. “
He has been an assistant district attorney in Philly and assistant US Attorney for the Pa. Eastern District. He also spent three years as Bucks County Solicitor. He mentioned starting a “Housing Justice Unit”, among other plans.
According to Meet Joe Khan he plans to “enact a 67 County Strategy for Public Safety”
Jared Solomon, State Representative for the 202nd District, has worked in both private law and as a Jag Officer in the Army Reserves.
He also mentions the Colorado Method among other innovations.
He also believes that police officers should engage with the community, as they used to.
Below is the link for the latest debate between the five candidates FULL DEBATE: Democratic candidates for Pa. attorney general
My favorite fictional cowboy lawyer was The Big Valley ‘s Jarrod Barkley.
5 Dems Seek To Be Pennsylvania AG
I don’t trust a one of ’em.
And I don’t care if this one or that one is the “first” anything. None of that counts for anything, unless you’re a fool. Dedication to upholding the law is all that matters.