Dear Friends,
I want my friends and supporters to be the first to know: today I am officially a candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin.
As
a prosecutor for 13 years, as the District Attorney in the State’s
second largest county and during my tenure helping lead Wisconsin’s
prison system, I’ve spent my career fighting to keep families and
communities safe. And I’ll do the same as Wisconsin’s Attorney General. From
the epidemic of heroin abuse to the increasing severity of domestic
violence to Internet predators and human trafficking…we face significant
law enforcement challenges. It will take an experienced front-line
prosecutor to meet those challenges. I’ve handled hundreds of cases from
first time drunk driving to child sexual assault to first-degree
intentional homicide.
And
the Attorney General must do more. Wisconsin residents respect a
women’s right to make health care decisions. They want clean air and
clean water. They expect lawmakers to follow the rules of ethics and
open government. They want a criminal justice system that is fair, tough
and smart on crime.
The
people of Wisconsin want an Attorney General who is an experienced
front-line prosecutor with a deep commitment to working on behalf of all
the people of Wisconsin in order to enforce the law, protect and uphold
the constitution, and protect our shared values. That is who I am and
that is what I will bring to the Attorney General’s office.
My
family has deep roots in Wisconsin. My grandparents were from the Fox
Valley and my 92-year old grandmother lives near Two Rivers. My
grandfather was a high school teacher, labor organizer and historian who
became a professor of economics at UW Madison in the 1950’s. My father
taught at Tuskegee University and was a high school teacher in Madison.
My mom was one of the first women welders for Kuper Ironworks and
marched for Civil Rights in the ‘60s. Today, she teaches reading at a
Madison middle school. My wife Stacy and I went to the UW together and
now we are the proud parents of two wonderful daughters.
The
legacy of my grandparents and parents and the promise of my daughters’
future inspire me every day: the importance of faith and family, the
lessons of history, the imperative for justice and the power of the law.
That is what motivated me to become an attorney, to enter public
service and what motivates me now to run for Attorney General.
Wisconsin
residents want an Attorney General who does the job without fear or
favor. Wisconsin residents deserve an Attorney General who works for
them…not for partisan political interests and not for the special
interests.
I
look forward to traveling across this great State to talk to residents
about this important campaign as we lead up to the primary election in
August 2014. With the campaign registration papers filed, we will
prepare for a formal announcement at a later date. Stay tuned for
updates on my website and on Facebook and Twitter.
Meanwhile, I will continue to work my hardest every day to earn your trust and confidence. Together we can do great things!
Sincerely,
Ismael Ozanne
Dane County District Attorney
Ismael Ozanne
Dane County District Attorney
WOW! A competitive Democratic primary for Attorney General of Wisconsin between two very good candidates...if I lived in Wisconsin, I'd love to moderate a debate between Jon Richards and Ismael Ozanne.
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