Amy Suzanne Cressy
Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, 60th Judicial Circuit (St. Joseph County)
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.
Photo: Candidate photo via the League of Women Voters' VOTE411 guide
Documented positions
Public safety
Supports prison for violent criminals and habitual offenders
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County ProsecutorCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Violent criminals and habitual offenders need to be in prison and not roaming our streets.”
Courts & justice
Supports diversion programs for low-level, nonviolent offenders
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County ProsecutorCandidate 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”
Supports Drug Court and other problem-solving courts
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County ProsecutorCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Problem Solving Courts like Drug Court are incredible resources for addicts”
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.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County ProsecutorCandidate 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”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Amy Suzanne Cressy on them.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
All sources (4)
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election (St. Joseph County offices and districts)
Election filing · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal) · indianavoters.in.gov
- Amy Cressy for Prosecutor
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Amy Cressy for Prosecutor · cressy4prosecutor.com
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County Prosecutor
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
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