{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Jason Waller","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJason Thomas Waller currently serves as the District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 13, which encompasses Johnston County [1]. Appointed by Governor Josh Stein to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Susan Doyle, Waller was sworn into office on July 1, 2025 [1][2][4].\n\nWaller filed for a full term in the 2026 election for District Attorney of District 13 on December 1, 2025 [5]. During his tenure, he has established a dangerous offenders task force aimed at targeting and prosecuting high-risk individuals while streamlining communication among local law enforcement agencies [6][7].\n\n## Career\n\nFollowing his July 2025 appointment, Waller established a dangerous offenders task force aimed at targeting and prosecuting high-risk individuals while streamlining communication among local law enforcement agencies [6]. On December 1, 2025, he filed for a full term in the 2026 election to retain the office [5].\n\n## Office history\n\nJason Thomas Waller was appointed by Governor Josh Stein to serve as District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 13, which encompasses Johnston County, following the retirement of Susan Doyle, who had served in the role for over three decades [1][2]. Waller was sworn into office on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\n\nIn October 2025, Waller spearheaded the development of a dangerous offenders task force designed to target and prosecute high-risk individuals and streamline communication among local law enforcement agencies [6]. The office's approach has been characterized by a crackdown on crime under his new leadership [7].\n\nWaller filed for a full term on December 1, 2025 [5]. He remains the incumbent District Attorney for Johnston County pending the November 3, 2026 general election [1][2][3].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, Jason Waller was sworn in as ...](https://www.facebook.com/nccda1983/posts/on-tuesday-july-1-2025-jason-waller-was-sworn-in-as-district-attorney-for-prosec/1146565080844727/)\n[2] [Johnston County welcomes Jason Waller as new District Attorney, succeeding Susan Doyle :: WRAL.com](https://www.wral.com/news/local/johnston-county-new-district-attorney-jason-waller-july-2025/)\n[3] [Jason Waller Sworn In As Johnston County District Attorney \u2013 JoCo Report](https://jocoreport.com/jason-thomas-waller-sworn-in-as-johnston-county-district-attorney/)\n[4] [Jason Waller sworn in as Johnston's district attorney](https://www.johnstoniannews.com/news/jason-waller-sworn-in-as-johnstons-district-attorney-de0f0c66)\n[5] [District Attorney Jason Waller Files For Full Term \u2013 JoCo Report](https://jocoreport.com/district-attorney-jason-waller-files-for-full-term/)\n[6] [Johnston County DA develops dangerous offenders task force :: WRAL.com](https://www.wral.com/news/local/johnston-county-da-dangerous-offenders-task-force-october-2025/)\n[7] [Behind the new Johnston County DA's crackdown on crime](https://www.wral.com/video/behind-the-new-johnston-county-das-crackdown-on-crime/22183251/)","firstname":"Jason","lastname":"Waller","middlename":"Thomas","suffix":null,"token":"ebc218134b7db7fe"},"token":"D7O0Uyd9SYOJAzOa"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"district_attorney_general","o.office":"district_attorney","office":"district_attorney","officedescription":"The district attorney general is the elected chief prosecutor for a judicial district \u2014 deciding what cases are charged, presenting cases to the grand jury, and prosecuting criminal matters. It is a leadership role over a public-law office with wide discretion.","officequalities":"- Prosecutorial leadership of a district attorney's office of attorneys, investigators, and victim-services staff.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee criminal law and procedure, constitutional law, and prosecutorial ethics under the Rules of Professional Conduct.\n- Charging-policy judgment that shapes the whole criminal-court docket \u2014 what is presented to the grand jury, diverted, or resolved by plea.\n- Budget and personnel management of a public-law-office operation.\n- Public-facing communication on cases of community concern, in cooperation with police, courts, and victim communities.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"District Attorney","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"District Attorney District 13"}