PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY — Mike May is once again running for the job of Prince William County Commonwealth Attorney.
This is the second time May has sought the job. He last ran for the seat in 2015, and much of his platform today remains the same.
“The issues that motivated me to run for this important position in 2015 are the same issues that motivate me to run today,” said May in a press release. “We have to keep our community safe and protect our neighborhoods. We need to modernize the office and make it more transparent, and we must actively engage the community to enhance public safety and crime prevention.”
May says, if elected, he will implement criminal discovery reform, make the hiring process more transparent, establish a pay classification system to ensure a more sustainable budget, and foster hold more public events to connect with constituents.
The announcement comes as the Paul Ebert, who has held the office since 1968 and prosecuted major cases like the Washington, D.C.-area sniper in 2003 and Lorena Bobbit trail 10 years earlier, said he wouldn’t seek re-election.
Ebert beat May by nearly six percentage points in 2015 with 52 percent of the vote. Since his defeat, he and his wife, Amelia, took over the law firm Formerly known as Albo & Oblon, LLP. Today, the firm is known as May Law, LLP.
May has nearly 15 years of experience as a trial lawyer in Virginia. He handles criminal, civil and family matters in the Circuit Courts, General District Courts, and Juvenile Courts.
May had served for nine years as the Occoquan District Supervisor on the Prince William County Board of Supervisors before his run. He chose not to seek re-election to the Board when he mounted his bid for the top prosecutor job.
Ruth Anderson now sits in that seat.
May is endorsed by multiple Republicans. He’ll face political newcomer Amy Ashworth, who for the past 11 years has worked inside the Prince William County Prosecutors Office in the Special Victims Unit.
The Prince William County Commonwealths Attorney oversees a team of 24 prosecutors in the county’s courthouse in Manassas. They prosecute cases in Prince William County, and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.
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