Polly Peshtaz has worked as a Prosecutor for the past 15 years. She graduated from Seattle University School of Law in 2005 and began her role as a Prosecutor shortly after at the City of Tacoma focusing primarily on Domestic Violence Prosecution. In January 2020, Polly joined the City of Redmond as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. Polly has previously presented on issues of Domestic Violence Prosecution to the YWCA, the Citizens Academy in Tacoma, law enforcement and the annual Domestic Violence Symposium (Seattle University). Polly's family is originally from Afghanistan and she takes pride in serving as one of the few Afghan American female attorney's in Washington State.