Dugan Announces He Will Run for DA In General Election
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AUGUST 9, 2025
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Dugan Announces He Will Run for DA In General Election
“I’m running for every Philadelphian who wants real safety, real justice, and real accountability regardless of political belief or personal background. This election is bigger than party politics.”
(PHILADELPHIA) Judge Pat Dugan today announced that he will file the necessary paperwork on Monday, August 11, to appear on the November 4th General Election for District Attorney.
Dugan, an independent Democrat, is able to appear on the ballot as a Republican due to a historic write-in effort undertaken by citizens across the city in the Primary Election; Dugan received over 6,000 write-in votes, a number unheard of in recent memory. Dugan also received the votes of more than 53,000 Democrats in the Primary Election.
“If elected, I will be a District Attorney for all of Philadelphia – Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike. I’m running for every Philadelphian who wants real safety, real justice, and real accountability regardless of political belief or personal background,” said Dugan. “I cannot stand by and allow Mr. Krasner’s failed policies to continue to hold our city hostage. Every Philadelphian has a real choice this fall, and I believe they will stand with me for common sense and safety.”
Dugan served as a Municipal Court Judge for 17 years after being appointed by former Democratic Governor Ed Rendell in 2007; he stepped down to run for District Attorney. Dugan is a decorated veteran and paratrooper serving in the Army and Army Reserve, retiring after 23 years as a Mustang Captain; he first enlisted in 1981 and then re-enlisted after 9-11 at the start of the Iraq War in 2003.
A lifelong Philadelphian, Dugan was born in Fairmount and raised in the Frankford section of the city by a single mom with his four siblings. Today, he and his wife, Nancy, share their blended family of 6 children and 13 grandchildren. Dugan is also a long-time active member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and has been involved in several local charities for decades.
Dugan said he chose to run in November after a close examination of the incumbent District Attorney’s record.
“Larry Krasner’s policies have brought chaos to our city with rampant lawlessness, open-air drug trafficking, and skyrocketing violence. He has virtually legalized shoplifting, tolerated illegal firearms, and turned a blind eye to the trafficking of women and the poisoning of our communities. He has abandoned countless crime victims. His lies, lack of integrity, lectures, and ‘let them loose’ philosophy have failed all of us.”
As he has as a Judge, Dugan pledges to “enforce the law fairly and equally for all, whether the defendant is a police officer or an average citizen. I will restore public safety and prosecute crime. I will not tolerate abuse of power from anyone – police or prosector. And I will be guided by what is in the best interest of every victim, every neighborhood and every resident of our city.”
Recent elections in Allegheny County, PA and Baltimore, MD pitting “progressive prosecutors” like Larry Krasner against common sense, independent-minded candidates like Dugan have resulted in defeat for the “progressive” as a natural voter coalition of moderate Democrats, Independents, and Republicans have joined together to support the independent prosecutorial-minded candidate. Many observers believe the same thing can happen in Philadelphia this year.
“Mr. Krasner will call me names like extremist and try to compare me to President Trump because he knows his record is one of failure and he cannot defend the rampant crime his policies have caused. I know that Philadelphians are smart enough to believe their eyes…and what they see is more crime, more drugs, more victims abandoned, more shootings, and more criminals let loose on the streets,” Dugan concluded.
