A BASIN ENDORSEMENT: JOHN LEONARD FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY

John Leonard was an outstanding State's Attorney for three terms in Brown County. He was there when they built a prison in his county. This had two effects. It brought a large number of criminals and their fellow travelers into his area. It also imported a bunch of republicans and created some new ones who wanted jobs.

John is running to return to the job he knows so well. His opponent is a fine man from another county.

John has two traits that are essential in any good State's Attorney. He's enormously thorough. In fact he is probably the most detail-oriented, meticulous lawyer I know when it comes to making sure statutory requirements are carried out. No convictions would ever be reversed because John forgot to do something. Second, he will do what he considers to be the right thing, no matter what the political or personal consequences to himself. To say he is a straight shooter is to understate the depth of his commitment to "the right thing".

Finally, John is a deeply committed citizen of His County. He pays his real estate taxes, farms and hunts there, just like his neighbors.

For our vast readership in Brown County: please vote for John Leonard for State's Attorney.