Tara H. Jackson, the interim state’s attorney for Prince George’s County, formally launched a campaign on Wednesday to keep her seat, setting up a contest for the county’s top law enforcement position next year that pits two politically connected Democrats against one another.

Council member Wanika B. Fisher (D-District 2) has also launched a bid for County Executive Aisha Braveboy’s (D) former seat in a county that has contended with a stubbornly high homicide rate that began to tick up into the triple-digits in 2020 after more than a decade of lower-than-average violent crime.

Crime has become an increasingly important issue for voters in the county, with the number of people citing it as their top concern, increasing from just 9 percent in 2019 to 33 percent in 2024, according to a Wa

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