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Ryan Mears
Democratic · Indiana · 2026Ryan Mears has served as Marion County Prosecuting Attorney since 2019, when Democratic precinct committee members chose him to succeed Terry Curry; he won his first full term in 2022, according to WFYI. He is a trial attorney who created Indiana's first Conviction Integrity Unit within the prosecutor's office to review potentially wrongful convictions, per his campaign site.
Priorities
- Expand community-based violence prevention programs and specialized units addressing violent crime, per the campaign site
- Continue the office's Conviction Integrity Unit reviewing past convictions, per the campaign site
- Balance accountability for serious offenses with community trust-building, per WFYI
On the ballot
Marion County Prosecuting Attorney · Indiana · 2026
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