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Prosecuting Attorney, 60th Judicial Circuit (St. Joseph County)
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Amy Suzanne Cressy

Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, 60th Judicial Circuit (St. Joseph County)

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Chief deputy prosecutor, St. Joseph County
Campaign website
cressy4prosecutor.com

Chief deputy prosecutor and chief of staff in the St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office, where she started as an intern in 2003 and has prosecuted cases from traffic offenses to gang-related murders, including four years embedded with the county's drug investigations unit. She holds journalism and law degrees from Indiana University.

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Photo: Candidate photo via the League of Women Voters' VOTE411 guide

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Supports prison for violent criminals and habitual offenders

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County Prosecutor

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Violent criminals and habitual offenders need to be in prison and not roaming our streets.”
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Courts & justice

  • Supports diversion programs for low-level, nonviolent offenders

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County Prosecutor

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Our diversion programs hold low-level / non-violent offenders accountable while presenting them an opportunity to work their way out”
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  • Supports Drug Court and other problem-solving courts

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County Prosecutor

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Problem Solving Courts like Drug Court are incredible resources for addicts”
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  • Proposes rechecking charging decisions throughout each criminal case

    Deputies would keep asking whether a crime was committed, whether it can be proved and whether charging it serves justice, through trial and post-conviction.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County Prosecutor

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I will require the assigned deputy to revisit this inquiry throughout the life cycle of a criminal case”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Amy Suzanne Cressy on them.

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