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Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 3, 2022

Johnson City criminal defense attorney Steve Finney is running for district attorney in the state’s 1st Judicial District, WJHL reports. Finney is currently running unopposed on the Republican ticket after current District Attorney Ken Baldwin announced he would retire. Finney was previously an assistant district attorney under David Crockett and Joe Crumley. He has practiced criminal defense law for 17 years. Finney said he’ll run his campaign on three major platforms: communication, commitment and experience. The 1st Judicial District covers Washington, Unicoi, Carter and Johnson counties.