He lost a loved one to gun violence, and says that loss is why he sees every criminal case as a person, not a number. He's lived the system from both ends — first as a military police officer making arrests, then as a defense attorney standing next to the accused. Now he wants the job in the middle: the District Attorney who decides whether an arrest becomes a charge, what the charge is, and who gets a second chance.
Twelve years in the Air National Guard as military police, Baylor Law, then his own criminal defense and civil-rights practice in Hays County. He has never worked as a prosecutor, and he says that's the point — that someone who has sat across the table from the DA's office knows where it cuts corners and who pays for it. Faces independent Kirsta Melton in November.
Salazar’s take on Texas values
Salazar supports criminal justice approaches that reduce barriers for low-income residents. [Campaign platform]