County

Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The prosecuting attorney charges and tries crimes in the county and is the county government's lawyer.

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Joe Lombardi

Prefers Democratic Party

Public defender

The gist

Pledges to personally prosecute the most serious violent cases.
Supports expanding diversion for low-level, first-time offenders.
Pledges to keep immigration enforcement out of county cases.
Proposes retaining experienced prosecutors in the office.

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Pledges to personally prosecute the most serious violent cases.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“As Kitsap County Prosecutor I will personally prosecute the most serious violent offenses and retain high-quality experienced trial prosecutors”
Supports expanding diversion for low-level, first-time offenders.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I will expand the use of proven diversion programs for low-level and first-time offenders that reduce rates of future reoffending”
Pledges to keep immigration enforcement out of county cases.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I will keep both ICE and national politics out of county cases.”
Proposes retaining experienced prosecutors in the office.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“Years of mismanagement and poor leadership has led to experienced and talented prosecutors leaving the Kitsap County Prosecutor's office”

Chad M. Enright

Prefers Democratic Party

Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney

The gist

Led creation of pre-arrest diversion and a recovery center.
Pledges race-blind charging decisions.
Proposes a real-time public website of case data.
Led creation of an in-house civil litigation team.

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Led creation of pre-arrest diversion and a recovery center.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“creation of the North Kitsap Recovery Resource Center and pre-arrest diversion program, and expansion of Kitsap THRIVE Court”
Pledges race-blind charging decisions.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“We will also become the first county in Washington to use Race Blind Charging, redacting race-identifying information from police reports.”
Proposes a real-time public website of case data.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“Currently we are creating a real time data website so the public can see cases filed and resolved.”
Led creation of an in-house civil litigation team.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“We are saving money through our new civil litigation team, paperless office, and zero case backlogs”

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