<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=41vB7t_1FJwQyO400" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=41vB7t_1FJwQyO400" width="391" height="480" ><figcaption>Melissa Handke steps down as District 20 Attorney after accepting a federal position.</figcaption></figure>First assistant steps inDistrict 20 Attorney Melissa Handke stepped down from her appointed position on September 4, stating she had taken a federal position.Handke, who was appointed DA in August 2023 after Craig Ladd’s retirement, was defeated in the June Republican Primary when opponent James Gilmartin claimed 746 votes over 206 cast for Handke.Love County District Attorney Sam Buck said Handke’s resignation will not change the flow of the local office.Buck said it was his belief that the governor might appoint newly elected Gilmartin to fill the vacancy until he can start his term of office in January.</div></body>

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District 20 Attorney Melissa Handke stepped down from her appointed position on September 4, stating she had taken a federal position. Handke, who was appointed DA in August 2023 after Craig Ladd’s retirement, was defeated in the June Republican Primary when opponent James Gilmartin claimed 746 votes over 206 cast for Handke.

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District 20 Attorney Melissa Handke stepped down from her appointed position on September 4, stating she had taken a federal position. Handke, who was appo

District 20 DA Handke resigns

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