Fort Bend County
District Attorney, 268th Judicial District
Shawn McDonald
Republican- On ballot as
- SHAWN MCDONALD
- Current role
- Attorney in private practice in Sugar Land (criminal law)
- Background
- Bachelor of Science in criminal justice, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (per campaign)
- Law degree, St. Mary's University (2000)
- Licensed to practice law in Texas since 2001
- Board certified in criminal law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Clerked for the Presiding Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (per campaign)
Show all 7
- Has taught criminal law and trial advocacy at Thurgood Marshall School of Law (per his Ballotpedia survey)
- Has served on the board of Fort Bend County Crime Stoppers (per campaign)
- Experience
- Associate Municipal Court Judge, Sugar Land (confirmed by Sugar Land City Council, June 2021)
- Special Prosecutor (appointed), Sandra Bland case (per campaign)
- Criminal defense practice, Sugar Land, opened 2006 (per campaign)
- Fort Bend County District Attorney's Office, from 2004 (per campaign)
- Felony prosecutor, Henderson County; start of career (per campaign)
- First chair in nearly 100 jury trials (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- "My top priority is community safety, working side by side with law enforcement and keeping victims at the center of the process" (Community Impact Q&A)
- "I'll reduce unnecessary dismissals, bring serious cases before juries and ensure pre-trial diversion is reserved for appropriate cases"
- Campaign site: "Reduce case backlogs, eliminate unnecessary case dismissals, and ensure swift prosecution"
- Says he will "hold regular community forums" and "publicly report the office's performance"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Fort Bend County is growing rapidly, and our justice system has to keep pace." "A growing county shouldn't mean a growing backlog or victims waiting longer for justice."
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: In a Community Impact Q&A: "My top priority is community safety, working side by side with law enforcement and keeping victims at the center of the process"
- Endorsements
- Fort Bend County Conservatives PAC (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- mcdonaldforda.com
Open in the full comparison: Fort Bend County