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Spencer Merriweather

Democratic · North Carolina · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Mecklenburg County District Attorney, North Carolina

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Focusing on violent crime and homicide prosecution
  • Ensuring justice is accessible for all community members
  • Expanding substance use disorder treatment and recovery programs
Biography

Merriweather has served as District Attorney for Mecklenburg County since 2017, per the campaign site. Merriweather has established a trauma-informed team for sexual assault and domestic violence survivors and shifted office resources toward violent crime prosecution, per the campaign site.

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