Currently holds the office of Hennepin County Attorney until December 31, 2026.
Candidate for Hennepin County Attorney in 2022 Minnesota General Election.
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Get StartedAs County Attorney, Mary will do everything in her power to uphold the principles Roe stood for and to protect abortion access in Hennepin County. Mary will join with Attorneys Choi and Ellison in defending reproductive rights. Learn more
Mary’s approach to community safety will include: Offering restorative justice practices as an option for victims. Advocating for community-based alternatives to incarceration in appropriate cases, including supporting these alternatives at the legislature and pushing for increased funding. Partnering with schools, families, and others to ensure children who commit crimes have options with structure and support to help them succeed. Closely coordinating with community corrections officials to improve the quality and effectiveness of supervision. Learn more
Mary’s office will generally seek to give people accused of non-violent offenses and who are likely to show up for their court appearances an opportunity to appear for court with no bail requirement. This will be especially true for first-time offenses. But the office will change that approach if individuals show they are unlikely to appear or who present a risk to community safety. Learn more
Juvenile justice systems should help prevent reoffending through structured risk and needs assessments, and using interventions rooted in knowledge about adolescent brain development, trauma-informed care, and restorative justice practices. Learn more
She will focus on making charging decisions that put our community first. Mary will make these decisions herself, stand up and communicate her decisions to the public, and let the people of Hennepin County hold her accountable for those decisions. Learn more
Mary will support these efforts and others to make Minnesota’s probation system more effective, equitable, and fair. In her office, she will ensure prosecutors use their discretion in ways that keep the community safe but do not exacerbate inequities. Prosecutors have options to limit the number of years someone is on probation, choose not to use probation in certain cases, and to deeply scrutinize requests for revocations, especially for technical violations. Learn more
Victims of those unsolved crimes deserve support, too. Under Mary’s leadership, the office will be in the community, building relationships, and aiding efforts to support victims, no matter their circumstances. Learn more
Jail will not be used as the main response to mental illness, but instead the office will seek to place individuals with mental illness in the least restrictive environments that protect public safety. The office will make sure to proactively identify individuals in crisis, and work to provide access to resources and support starting at the time of an arrest. Learn more
As Hennepin County Attorney, Mary will work together with immigrants and the community to build trust, seek meaningful accountability, and bring about a safer, richer community. She will also require prosecutors to consider the potential immigration consequences as a factor in offers to resolve cases. Learn more
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