Promises Made. Promises Kept.
Moving Forward.
In 2017, Philadelphia voters elected Larry Krasner as District Attorney. He took office in January of 2018.
During his first two terms, he has supported victims, he has exonerated the innocent, and he has held police accountable. He has reduced future years of incarceration and supervision while helping to drop the jail population. He has focused on the most serious crimes in Philadelphia while working with leaders to address the root causes of violence.
He kept his promises, but he has more to do. That’s why he is asking for your vote.
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We need to get Larry re-elected and continue to reform Philadelphia's criminal justice system. Will you help?
About Larry
Larry was born in 1961 in St. Louis, the son of a World War II veteran father and minister mother. After attending public schools in St. Louis and the Philadelphia area, Larry earned degrees from the University of Chicago and Stanford Law School with the help of student loans and scholarships.
While at Stanford, rather than focusing on corporate law, Larry worked for indigenous rights, homeless people, and the poor, in criminal matters. After graduating in 1987, he received several job offers from prosecutors’ offices around the country, but instead chose to return to Philadelphia to work as a public defender. More…