Hays County
Criminal District Attorney
Kirsta Melton
Independent- On ballot as
- Kirsta Melton
- Current role
- Founder and CEO, Institute to Combat Trafficking (per campaign)
- Background
- BA in American government, Cornell University (1993) (per campaign)
- Law degree and master of public affairs, University of Texas (1998) (per campaign)
- Member, State Bar of Texas (since November 1998) (per campaign)
- Adjunct professor, Texas State University and the University of Texas (per campaign)
- Lives in Dripping Springs
- Experience
- Chair, Texas Human Trafficking Prevention Task Force (2017–2019) (per campaign)
- Deputy Criminal Chief, Human Trafficking and Transnational Organized Crime Section, Office of the Texas Attorney General (2015–2019) (per campaign)
- Assistant Criminal District Attorney, Bexar County (2000–2014) (per campaign)
- Independent candidate; qualified for the ballot with 709 valid petition signatures (per San Marcos Daily Record)
- Top priorities
- "TRANSPARENCY: I pledge to deal openly and honestly with the community at all times."
- "I commit to ethical prosecution and decision-making, based solely on the facts and the law."
- Proposes "Implementation of the Prosecutorial Performance Indicators and the provision of a public dashboard"
- Proposes "Creation of a conviction review unit"
- "Request additional positions for experienced domestic violence prosecutors"
- Tidbits
- Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
- Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
- Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
- Public safety: Campaign site: "I commit to ethical prosecution and decision-making, based solely on the facts and the law." Proposes to "Request additional positions for experienced domestic violence prosecutors"
- Endorsements
- Texas Forward Party
- CLEAT (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas) (listed by campaign)
- Hays County Law Enforcement Association (listed by campaign)
- Buda Police Officers Association (listed by campaign)
- San Marcos Police Officers Association (listed by campaign)
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- David L Peterson, Hays County Constable, Pct. 1 (listed by campaign)
- Don Montague, Hays County Constable, Pct. 3; Hays County Sheriff, Retired (listed by campaign)
- Gary Cutler, Hays County Sheriff, Retired (listed by campaign)
- Robert Vititow, Rains County District Attorney (listed by campaign)
- Davy Holmes, teacher, Dripping Springs High School (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- kirstamelton.com
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