Democratic party

Former Director of the racial justice program for the ACLU of Massachusetts

Hall was active in advocating passage of the state’s 2018 criminal justice reform law, which included repeal of mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenses.

helped lobby for a 2020 police reform bill

He worked for eight years as an assistant district attorney in Suffolk County, then worked at Lawyers for Civil Rights before coming to the ACLU.

his priorities as district attorney would be addressing racial disparities in prosecutions, taking a harm reduction approach to dealing with opioid addiction, and “centering and prioritizing the voice and experience of victims and survivors of violent crime.”

Republican Party

Has been a lawyer for 37 years

has served as Plymouth County District Attorney since November, 2001

partnered with the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department to create the county’s Drug Abuse Task Force

The Safe Streets Task Force is a coordinated effort led by District Attorney Cruz, working in conjunction with law enforcement partners at the local, state, and federal level, to reduce gun violence in Brockton.

District Attorney Cruz operates a nationally accredited Children’s Advocacy Center

District Attorney Cruz also formed a Human Trafficking Task Force

He and his staff conduct Cyber Safety trainings and Drug and Alcohol Awareness presentations to students and parents