Christopher Matthew Markey
Candidate for District Attorney, Bristol District
Background
- Lives in
- Dartmouth
- Campaign website
- chrismarkeyda.com
State legislator and attorney; his campaign cites 12 years as a prosecutor, 19 years as a defense attorney and 15 years as a legislator.
Documented positions
Health & human services
Proposes hiring a forensic psychologist to guide diversion.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 District Attorney Bristol DistrictCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Hire a forensic psychologist to train our staff, identify effective diversion programs for young offenders with serious mental illness”
Government & transparency
Pledges to publish recidivism and diversion outcomes online.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 District Attorney Bristol DistrictCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“recidivism rates, FBI crime rates, and our diversion program outcomes will all be on our public website.”
Courts & justice
Proposes a digital forensics lab in each district court.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 District Attorney Bristol DistrictCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Establish a digital forensics lab in each district court.”
Supports pre-arraignment diversion for non-violent young people.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 District Attorney Bristol DistrictCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“If there are ways to effectively keep non-violent young people out of the criminal justice system, we need to do our best”
Pledges no pretrial publicity in high-profile cases.
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 District Attorney Bristol DistrictCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We will not participate in pretrial publicity and will relentlessly abide by all court orders and rules.”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Christopher Matthew Markey on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
All sources (4)
- 2026 State Election Candidates
Election filing · Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division · sec.state.ma.us
- 2026 State Election Candidates (Bristol County offices and districts)
Election filing · Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Elections Division · sec.state.ma.us
- Chris Markey for District Attorney
Campaign website · Chris Markey campaign · chrismarkeyda.com
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: 2026 District Attorney Bristol District
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Massachusetts (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
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