Former Assistant State's Attorney Roya Hanna Announces Bid Against Mosby

By Hannah Gaskill, Maryland Matters

September 10, 2021

Defense Attorney Roya Hanna announced her bid for Baltimore City State’s Attorney this week, taking on the controversial incumbent candidate, Marilyn Mosby (D).

“For our city to thrive, we must reduce the homicide rate, restructure the juvenile system to provide more support to our kids in crisis, deter gun violence, work with the business community, and create an independent body to investigate and prosecute police misconduct,” Hanna said in a statement.

Hanna served as an assistant state’s attorney for 12 years, working under Mosby in 2015 for the first three months of her administration.

Mosby and her husband, Baltimore City Council President Nick J. Mosby, have been recent targets of criticism for their financial dealings.

A gun violence prevention advocate, Hanna said Mosby, who is rounding out her second term as Baltimore’s top prosecutor, is “failing” to keep the city safe.

“Baltimore has broken the record of homicides per capita three times during her administration — enough is enough,” Hanna said in a statement.

According to The Baltimore Sun Homicide database, the city has seen 232 murders in 2021 — 85% of those were shootings.

According to her campaign website, during Hanna’s last four years as an assistant state’s attorney, she tried murder cases “almost exclusively” and “never lost a homicide case.”

“We can do and must do a better job of keeping our communities safe,” Hanna said.

hgaskill@marylandmatters.org

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