Democrat Michelle Morales is running for Walla Walla County prosecuting attorney to replace James Nagle, who is retiring this year. Morales is a deputy prosecutor in the county office and a first-time candidate. She had a family member caught in the criminal legal system without supportive services and has pursued a more holistic, community-based definition of justice as a result.
Morales is running on a platform of change to bring modernized, efficient, and accountable leadership to the prosecutor’s office. If elected, she wants to offer victim support, deliver equal justice, pursue alternatives to incarceration when applicable, and expand mental health, addiction, and housing resources. Her progressive view of community safety involves both holding those who perpetrate harm accountable and making investments in prevention and treatment.
Gabriel Acosta is Morales’ Republican opponent in this race and Walla Walla’s chief deputy attorney since 1991. He and the outgoing prosecutor represent a more conservative leadership of the office. Acosta is running on a vague platform to put more people behind bars without pursuing alternatives or prevention.
We recommend Michelle Morales for Walla Walla County prosecutor to bring new leadership to the county office.
Democrat Michelle Morales is running for Walla Walla County prosecuting attorney to replace James Nagle, who is retiring this year. Morales is a deputy prosecutor in the county office and a first-time candidate. She had a family member caught in the criminal legal system without supportive services and has pursued a more holistic, community-based definition of justice as a result.
Morales is running on a platform of change to bring modernized, efficient, and accountable leadership to the prosecutor’s office. If elected, she wants to offer victim support, deliver equal justice, pursue alternatives to incarceration when applicable, and expand mental health, addiction, and housing resources. Her progressive view of community safety involves both holding those who perpetrate harm accountable and making investments in prevention and treatment.
Gabriel Acosta is Morales’ Republican opponent in this race and Walla Walla’s chief deputy attorney since 1991. He and the outgoing prosecutor represent a more conservative leadership of the office. Acosta is running on a vague platform to put more people behind bars without pursuing alternatives or prevention.
We recommend Michelle Morales for Walla Walla County prosecutor to bring new leadership to the county office.
Because of a Tim Eyman initiative, the Legislature is required to submit any bill it passes that closes tax loopholes or raises revenue to a non-binding advisory vote. The Legislature had a historically productive 2022 session, resulting in several advisory votes appearing on the ballot. We hope the Legislature will change the law to remove these meaningless measures in the future.