and I'm running to be our next attorney general and top cop.
I also serve as the president
of the Wisconsin District Attorneys Association.
During my near 10 years as the district attorney,
I've prosecuted everything from cold case homicide,
violent gun crime, drug deaths, conspiracies, racketeering,
sexual assault, domestic violence,
drunk driving, public integrity, election fraud,
as well as threats.
And I have used virtually every resource
our Department of Justice has to offer
fighting for justice on behalf of victims,
shoulder to shoulder with our law enforcement.
And that is the experience we need
at our Department of Justice.
And with a tough on crime record
that I've developed as district attorney,
I'm proud to be law enforcement's choice.
They recognize we need an attorney general
that will fight to have original jurisdiction
for Milwaukee County because Milwaukee is on pace
for its third straight murder record.
We have a drug epidemic, where too many parents
have had to bury their child from a drug death.
And that Milwaukee violence and crime
spreads across Wisconsin, and if we protect Milwaukee,
we protect all of Wisconsin.
Because tragically, there are some families
that can't even feel safe in their own homes
or in a vehicle, and some parents
that won't let their child play in a park
because they're afraid of stray bullets.
And we need an attorney general
that will make public safety the number one priority,
especially keeping Milwaukee safe.
And that's why I announced my campaign
in Milwaukee on the north side last year,
to make sure that Milwaukee knows help is on the way.
That there will be an attorney general
that will fight for cash bail reform,
to make sure that judges have to consider
the dangerousness of criminals,
that we have a constitutional amendment
so judges will have to look at that,
not just whether a defendant is likely to appear in court.
To improve our cash bail system
that allows some defendants, violent criminals,
to be held without cash bail.
To make sure that we have an attorney general
that will never allow our DCI law enforcement positions
to go unfilled.
That will never allow those prosecutor positions
at our Department of Justice to go unfilled.
And will fix the issues at our crime labs to make sure
that law enforcement and prosecutors
have the evidence they need
to take dangerous criminals off the streets
and convict them to find justice on behalf of our victims.
And through my experience and leadership,
I've earned the endorsements of a bipartisan group
of over 100 sheriffs, district attorneys,
and police chiefs across Wisconsin
that recognize we need a prosecutor
and not a politician leading our Department of Justice.
They're joined by the unanimous endorsement
from the Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police,
the Milwaukee Police Association,
the Milwaukee Police Supervisors Organization,
the Racine, Kenosha, and West Allis Police Associations,
the Racine Sheriffs Association,
as well as the Waukesha Chiefs of Police Association.
And I'm honored to have the unanimous endorsements
from every police chief and sheriff of Fond du Lac County,
those that have worked closely with me fighting for justice.
I couldn't be more proud to be law enforcement's choice,
as the son of a cop, to make sure we have an attorney general
that will prosecute crime, stand with our law enforcement,
and enforce the rule of law.
And the rule of law is what separates America
apart from so much of the rest of the world.
That you could walk into any courtroom in America
and have equal justice under the law for all.
That we don't pick and choose when we enforce the rule of law.
And my record as a district attorney
is enforcing the rule of law, not just when I agree with it.
That's what we expect from our district attorneys,
and that's what we expect from our attorney general.
And that is my record and that's what I will do
as your attorney general.
And if I don't like the law, I will work with our legislature
to change the law.
To fight to make sure that we have more of those DCI agent
and prosecutor positions at our Department of Justice
so we can help keep Wisconsin safe.
I would be honored to be our next attorney general
and to earn your vote to make sure
that we have a prosecutor and not a politician
leading our Department of Justice.
And I hope you'll stand with law enforcement's choice
on November 8 to elect an attorney general
that will make public safety the number one priority
here in Wisconsin.
Thank you.