By Tatyanna Hunter
A member of the Hood alum and staff is running for Maryland State’s Attorney in the election this fall.
Teresa Bean is running because she wants to protect crime victims, work with law enforcement, and educate the community. She has been a career prosecutor for nearly two decades and has served Frederick County for over 18 years as a prosecutor.
Bean was a prosecutor in the chief-domestic violence unit, chief-juvenile unit, and director-training and internship programs. She wants to be the voice for all victims and help fix challenges facing the Frederick County area.
Some of the problems affecting the Frederick area include an increase in heroin related deaths in children, crime victims being underrepresented, and children dying as a result of abuse.
Bean’s priorities, if elected, will be children, families and the community. She wants to work with prosecutors to help the community focus on public safety, prosecuting offenders, and seeking justice for victims.
As a prosecutor, it is important for Bean to seek justice wherever it is needed. Since 1992, Bean has been an educator to college and high school students, the community, police, and prosecutors.
Bean said, “I cannot ask my students to seek justice if I am not willing to do so myself.”
She also wants to become an active partner with police, treatment professionals, mental health, and community agencies, to help put an end to the drug epidemic that is killing children rapidly.
She believes that the biggest issue facing the State’s Attorney’s Office (SAO) is leadership. If Bean is elected as state’s attorney, she plans on restoring the public’s faith and trust in the SAO. She also plans on making sure the SAO will be mission focused, prosecution driven, and accountable to the community.
The official Election Day is on Nov. 4 and early voting is Oct. 23 through Oct. 30.
Teresa Bean would like to encourage all Frederick County residents to vote for her.
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