Patrick Dugan is a former Municipal Court judge who is running as the Republican candidate for District Attorney in the November 4, 2025 election. A military veteran and lifelong Philadelphian, Dugan has said he is running to restore both stronger prosecution for violent crimes and more robust diversion for lesser offenses.

In 2024, Dugan resigned from the bench to run for the Democratic nomination for District Attorney against sitting DA Larry Krasner in the May 2025 primary. He lost the primary, and, in August 2025, became the Republican nominee through unusual means. Pre-primary, Republican leaders urged Republicans to put Dugan’s name in the empty Republican ballot field. These write-ins met the 6,000-vote threshold to required to send Dugan to the general election as the Republ

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