With a sixth term on the horizon, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said Wednesday that his top priorities include navigating a new juvenile charging reform law, advocating for school security improvements and preventing fraud schemes targeting older residents.
McCarthy, 74, is expected to return for another four-year term leading the county state’s attorney’s office after running unopposed in Tuesday’s Democratic primary election. No Republicans ran for the job, which means McCarthy is certain to be re-elected in November.
“I’m very grateful to the citizens of Montgomery County who are going to allow me to continue as state’s attorney for a very long time,” McCarthy told Bethesda Today in a phone call Wednesday afternoon…