Politics & Government

Delco DA Jack Stollsteimer Becomes 5th Democrat To Run For Pennsylvania Attorney General

"I am uniquely qualified because I do that work every single day in the fifth-largest county in Pennsylvania," Stollsteimer said.

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November 27, 2023

MEDIA, Pa. -- The top prosecutor in heavily populated Delaware County will run for Pennsylvania attorney general in 2024. Jack Stollsteimer, Delco's district attorney, made the announcement Monday as he's seeking an office that played a critical role in court defending Joe Biden's 2020 victory in the presidential battleground.

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Stollsteimer joins a Democratic primary field that is already four-deep in which he will be the only elected prosecutor. However, his competition for the Democratic nomination features veterans of the campaign trail and the courtroom.

In his campaign for attorney general, Stollsteimer will lean heavily on his experience as the twice-elected district attorney of Delaware County, Pennsylvania's fifth-most populous county sitting between Philadelphia and Delaware.

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