North Carolina

2026 North Carolina General Election

Ashlie Shanley

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- The district attorney prosecutes all criminal cases filed in District and Superior Courts.
- They advise local law enforcement on which cases to pursue and how to collect proper evidence for those cases.
- The district attorney may institute court proceedings on behalf of the State, its agencies, or its citizens in any and all public interest matters. This means they play an important role in keeping the public safe.
The district attorney is elected for a four-year term in partisan elections. 

Prosecutes criminal cases and represents the state in local courts. 

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Ashlie is the District Attorney for North Carolina’s 25th Prosecutorial District. She works at the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office, where she has been since her appointment in August 2022. She previously worked as a prosecutor in the Safe Haven Special Victim Unit of the Cabarrus County District Attorney’s Office, prosecuting homicide and sexual assault cases involving women and children for 18 years.

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As district attorney, Shanley represents the state in all criminal and some juvenile matters, prepares the criminal trial docket, and advises law enforcement officers in the district.

Said, "I’m looking forward for the next four years to working together as a community to stop crime and keep people safe."

Believes in prosecuting gun violence and violent offenders, and supports providing more resources and training for assistant district attorneys to build stronger cases.

As of January 5, 2026, Ashlie Shanley’s website did not contain information on this issue.