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    BornLawrence Samuel Krasner · March 30, 1961 · St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
    Political partyDemocratic
    SpouseLisa Rau
    Impeaching Philly's Radical DA
    Impeaching Philly's Radical DA
    Who is Larry Krasner and why is he facing impeachment? He is the 26th District Attorney of Philadelphia, elected in 2017 as a self-described progressive prosecutor. He vowed to reform the criminal justice system and reduce incarceration.
    Early life, education, and legal career

    Krasner was born in St. Louis in 1961. His father, William Krasner, was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants, an author of crime fiction, and his mother, Juanita Frazier, was an evangelical Christian minister. … See more

    Philadelphia District Attorney

    Philadelphia district attorney R. Seth Williams announced in February 2017 that he would not run for reelection. Williams resigned from office and pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges in June 2017; his interim repl… See more

    Memoir

    Penguin Random House published Krasner's memoir, For the People: A Story of Justice and Power, in 2021. See more

    Personal life

    Krasner is married to Lisa M. Rau, a retired judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Krasner and Rau have two sons, Nate and Caleb. See more