I am gratified and humbled that you and so many others in our wonderful community have supported me for so long. I look forward to serving you as State Attorney for another term.

As you know, I’ve spent the majority of my adult life in public service, protecting you, your family, and your friends. As your State Attorney, I am proud to say that I pioneered a Smart Justice strategy that has contributed to a more than 75% decrease in the violent and property crime rates according to the latest data from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). I helped accomplish this by working with our partners to implement a number of crime prevention and rehabilitative programs that allow us to help those we can and focus our limited resources on the most recalcitrant and dangerous offenders in our community.

I’ve also aggressively pursued those who abuse the public trust.  In fact, my office has prosecuted over 900 cases against public officials and public employees (over 600 of those were for crimes involving their public positions).  As impressive as those numbers are, they do not reflect that hundreds of investigations that failed to provide the evidence we needed to file a case and prove it beyond a reasonable doubt as required by law.

With your support, I will continue doing everything I can to ensure your safety and welfare in a smart, strategic, responsible, and fair way.