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I am proud to be a Boulder County Native. I’m an educator and active member
of my community. My family has been in this area for over a century.
It doesn't take a native to know that Boulder County's way of life is
unique and we need a District Attorney who has a burning passion for
protecting it. Looking at the upcoming special election for District
Attorney, I see only one candidate who fits that bill: Rep. Mike Foote.
Mike Foote has been a part of this community for nearly two decades. He's
served us honorably as a prosecutor in the Boulder District Attorney's
office for fourteen years. He's been my state representative for six years.
He knows Boulder County. He is Boulder County.
Mike’s opponent had barely even set foot in the Boulder District Attorney's
office before being appointed to run it by the Governor. His only past
experience in Colorado had been working for two Republican Attorney
Generals and prosecuting cases in Jefferson and Gilpin County. He may have
some prosecutorial experience and a Boulder address, but he certainly
doesn’t have roots here.
I want my District Attorney, and all my elected community leaders, to have
real roots in this community. Judging by the over 70 other community
leaders who have endorsed Mike, I’d say I’m not alone.
That, among many other reasons, is why I so enthusiastically support Mike
Foote for Boulder County District Attorney. He’s Boulder County’s candidate
in this race. He’s the right person for the job. As D.A., he’ll put Boulder
County’s values first by protecting the immigrant community, enacting
progressive criminal justice reform measures, enforcing our environmental
laws, and he won’t prosecute people simply for being homeless. He will be a
great District Attorney.
Amy K. Mann
Longmont, CO 80504
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