Katayoun “Kat” Copeland, an Upper Darby native who has a history with the Delaware County District Attorney’s office, is a Republican candidate for Pennsylvania Attorney General, writes Chris Brennan for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Copeland was an assistant district attorney in Delaware County from 1992 to 2011 before leaving to become a federal prosecutor in Philadelphia.

The Delaware County Board of Judges appointed her district attorney in 2018 to fill a vacancy left by John J. Whelan, who became a judge.

She lost the position in a 2019 election to Democrat Jack Stollsteimer.

She could potentially face off again against Stollsteimer again.

The Democrat just won a second term as district attorney in Delaware County but is considered the imminent candidate in the Democratic primary for state attorney general.

Copeland, who returned to her work as a federal prosecutor after the 2019 election, resigned on Nov. 16 in conjunction with her candidacy decision.

“I think there will be several strong candidates in the Republican primary, but I know that Kat Copeland would be a terrific Attorney General,” said former U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain, Copelad’s boss at one time.

Find out more about Katayoun Copeland’s bid for Attorney General in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Kat Copeland talks about running for office and working as a district attorney in this 2019 interview.