Candidate Profile: Joe Plaia for County Attorney

Candidate: Joe Plaia

Office Sought:

Rockingham County Attorney

Date of Birth:

December 7, 1972

Political Party:

Democrat

Background/Education:

Military Police Officer, United States Marine Corps

Public Defender, Rockingham County, NH State Police Prosecutor, Rockingham and Strafford Counties

Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice: John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Juris Doctor: UNH School of Law

Employment Information:

Currently Self Employed, Private Criminal Defense Practice, Portsmouth, N.H.

Prior Elected Office: 

None

Priorities:

Reduce crime through innovative programs designed to reduce recidivism and rehabilitate non-violent offenders while dramatically reducing housing costs; seek more aggressive sentences for the most violent offenders; implement a Veterans Court to ensure our returning heroes do not lose their hard-earned benefits when legal troubles arise.

Reason for running:

My opponent's complacency and satisfaction with the status quo is wasting Rockingham County taxpayers' money, only to see the rate of violent crime increase, and is leaving the effectiveness of the Rockingham County Attorney's office decades behind our neighboring counties.

Website/email contact information:

http://www.joeplaiaforcountyattorney.com