Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson to seek re-election

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson announced Thursday that helium volition question re-election successful 2022.

Wolfson has served arsenic the county’s apical authoritative since 2012, erstwhile helium was appointed to the position.

“I americium arrogant of what we person accomplished, and I consciousness powerfully that determination is inactive enactment to beryllium done,” Wolfson said successful a quality merchandise announcing his decision. “There are respective betterment initiatives I created that are good nether way. However, determination are inactive different projects I inactive privation to spot done to completion. Reform requires action, and I look guardant to continuing my efforts successful this area.”

There is simply a March deadline for filing successful the June superior race.

In Wolfson’s announcement, helium vowed to chopped down connected a backlog successful transgression courts, including 450 execution cases, heightened during the pandemic.

He pointed to a bid of programs created nether his watch, including a Conviction Integrity Unit, created successful 2016 to reappraisal claims of existent innocence, on with diversion programs for radical earlier and aft they person been charged with crimes.

While nary different candidates person announced a bid to unseat Wolfson, erstwhile Nevada legislator and seasoned proceedings lawyer Ozzie Fumo said Thursday that helium was “strongly considering” entering the contention arsenic a Democrat. Last year, Fumo ran an unsuccessful run for a spot connected the Nevada Supreme Court.

“I’d similar to spot a alteration successful the mode we bash things successful Clark County,” Fumo said.

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