Elected district attorney in March 2002, Greg Totten assumed office on November 1, 2002. He was re-elected to his third term in 2010.

A career prosecutor, Mr. Totten joined the Ventura County District Attorney's Office in 1982. After serving trial assignments and supervisory roles throughout the divisions of the office, he was appointed Chief Assistant District Attorney in 1999. Throughout his professional career, he has worked to protect public safety and to expand the rights of crime victims.

He also served as executive director of the California District Attorneys Association from 1993 to 1996, managing the association's training efforts and acting as its chief spokesperson for legislative changes designed to better protect the citizens of California. Mr. Totten was also the founding executive director of the Institute for the Advancement of Criminal Justice.

Among numerous professional activities and awards, he has been named MADD's California Statewide Law Enforcement Honoree, Ventura County Kiwanis' Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, Pepperdine School of Law's Distinguished Alumnus, the Law Enforcement Commendation Medal from the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and the Silver Beaver Award for services to children from the Boy Scouts of America. He has lectured at state and national prosecutor symposia on topics such as principle-centered leadership, elder abuse issues, gang strategies, contemporary trial issues, homicide prosecution techniques, asset forfeitures, and victim impact evidence in death penalty cases.

Mr. Totten serves on the boards of various community organizations. Additionally, he is a member of the Pepperdine University School of Law Board of Visitors. He serves on the Board of the California District Attorneys Association and co-chairs the association's Legislative Committee. Locally, he is a member of the Ventura County Law Enforcement Coordinating Council and chairs the Ventura County Justice Policy Council and Safe Harbor MDIC Policy Board.

In 2006, he was appointed by the California State Senate to serve as a commissioner on the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice. The commission concluded its work in June 2008.

Mr. Totten resides in Camarillo with his wife and their daughter.