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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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Andrew Murray is currently the District Attorney for North Carolina’s 42nd Prosecutorial District, which includes Henderson, Transylvania, and Polk counties. He was appointed to the position in May 2021 and ran in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022, before appearing on the general election ballot on November 8, 2022. Previously, Murray served as the District Attorney of Mecklenburg County from 2011 until 2017 after being elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He then served as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina from November 27, 2017—following his nomination by President Donald Trump on September 11, 2017, and unanimous Senate confirmation on November 9, 2017—until February 2021.

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For Candidate Andrew Murray on Issue legal-experience:  
Has 14 years of experience as a state and federal prosecutor, including seven years as the elected District Attorney of the largest prosecutorial district in North Carolina and three years as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.

For Candidate Andrew Murray on Issue public-safety: Commits to holding criminals accountable and ensuring that violent criminals, drug traffickers, and habitual offenders are not on the streets.

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