What Philadelphians want DA Larry Krasner to do in his third term

District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks to supporters during his election night party after winning the primary in May. Read more Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer

by Ellie Rushing and Anna Orso Published Nov. 7, 2025, 12:18 p.m. ET

District Attorney Larry Krasner has never been one to temper his words.

When he first campaigned to be the city’s top prosecutor in 2017 , he promised not to seek the death penalty, to hold police accountable, and to overhaul an office culture that he said prioritized convictions over justice.

And when he won a second term in 2021, at the height of an unprecedented gun violence crisis, he pledged to expand the unit that investigates questionable convictions and continue to push for a less punitive justice system.

But this week, as he