Rachel Romano currently serves as the Prosecuting Attorney for Harrison County, West Virginia, a position she has held since 2015. Upon her election, she made history as the first female elected prosecutor in the county.

 

Rachel graduated with a B.S. in Economics from West Virginia University and then attended the West Virginia University College of Law, where she obtained her law degree. Rachel‘s legal career has been deeply rooted in public service. Prior to being elected, she held several roles within the Harrison County prosecutor’s office, beginning as the dedicated Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) prosecutor. In this capacity, she received specialized training in the prosecution of domestic violence, stalking, harassment, and sexual assault cases. She later transitioned into the role of a felony prosecutor, a position she held until assuming her current role as the county’s chief law enforcement officer.

 

She serves on the board of the West Virginia Association of Counties and has been a longtime member of its legislative committee, where she plays an active role in helping to shape policy at the state level and spends time in Charleston during the legislative session.

 

Rachel currently serves as the Treasurer of the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorney’s Association and is presently the President of the Harrison County Bar. She was the 2021 recipient of the West Virginia Association for Justice‘s Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award for her work and conviction on a decades-old cold case.

 

She is married to her husband, Corey and is the proud mother of two children, Hunter and Allie.