Supporters

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Prosecutors, Law Enforcement, and Judiciary

  • Jim Alexander, Former Minnesota Asst. Attorney General
  • Mary Al Balber, Former Minnesota Asst. Attorney General
  • Margaret Chutich, Former Deputy Attorney General
  • Paul Civello, Former Minnesota Asst. Attorney General
  • Susan Damon, Former Minnesota Asst. Attorney General
  • David Dietz, Asst. Ramsey County Attorney
  • Sara DeSanto, Former U. S. Department of Justice Attorney
  • Barton Epstein, Former Lab Director, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
  • Tom Fabel, Former Minnesota Deputy Attorney General
  • Tom Fisher, Agent, IRS Criminal Division (retired)
  • Catharine Haukedahl, Former Solicitor General
  • Jon Hopeman, Former Asst. U. S. Attorney
  • James Jacobson, Former Deputy Hennepin County Attorney
  • Max A. Keller, Former Asst. Atty. General
  • Major Dennis Lazenberry, Minnesota State Patrol (retired)
  • Donald M. Lewis, Former Asst. U. S. Attorney
  • Sgt. Bill Lunzer, Roseville Police (retired)
  • Linda Lunzer, Former Investigator, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
  • Mary Magnuson, former Asst. Attorney General, Head of Gambling Enforcement Section
  • Bill Michael, Former Asst. U. S. Attorney
  • Tom Muck, Former Minnesota Deputy Attorney General
  • Sarah Mulligan, Former Minnesota Asst. Attorney General
  • David Orbuch, Former Asst. U. S. Attorney
  • Douglas R. Peterson, Former First Asst. U. S. Attorney
  • Mark Peterson, Minnesota State Patrol (retired)
  • Tom Pursell, Former Minnesota Deputy Attorney General
  • John E. Simonett, Former Associate Justice Minnesota Supreme Court
  • Janice Symchych, Former U. S. Magistrate Judge; Former Asst. U. S. Attorney
  • Paul Tschida, Former Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety

Chief Prosecutors and Other Elected Officials

  • Scott Ballou, Former Carver County Attorney
  • Senator Terri Bonoff, Minnesota Senate District 43
  • Don Fraser, Former Mayor, Minneapolis
  • Tom Johnson, Former Hennepin County Attorney; Former Chair, Council on Crime and Justice
  • Lisa McDonald, Former City Council Member, Minneapolis
  • Gordon Moore, Nobles County Attorney
  • Jane Tschida, Former City Council Member, St. Louis Park

Lawyers

  • Norman Abramson
  • Carolyn Agin Schmidt, former Chair, Minnesota State Bar , Criminal Law Section
  • Victoria Aguilar
  • Mary Al Balber , former Assistant Attorney General
  • John Allison
  • Brad Ayers
  • Laurie Petrie Anderson
  • Cynthia Arends
  • Lindsay Arthur, Jr.
  • Barbara Ashley
  • Cooper Ashley
  • Megan Backer
  • Drew Backstrand
  • Charlie Bans
  • Robert Lewis Barrows
  • Dana Bartocci
  • Alain Baudry
  • Barbra Berens
  • Ginny Bell
  • Jenny Benowitz
  • Peter Berge
  • Stephanie Bitterman
  • Jerry Blackwell
  • Marvin Borman
  • Tom Borman, former Minnesota Commerce Commissioner
  • Jeffrey Bouslog
  • Tom Boyd
  • Lisa Montpetit-Brabbit, Past President, Minnesota Women Lawyers
  • Gail Brandt
  • Margo Brownell
  • Elizabeth B. Bryant
  • Henry Buffalo, Jr.
  • Allan Caplan
  • Peter Carter
  • Ed Chanin
  • Marty Chester
  • Paul Chestovich
  • Robert Cotter
  • J. Michael Dady
  • Matthew E. Damon
  • John Darda
  • William L. Davidson
  • Celeste DeMars
  • Nicole J. Druckrey
  • Emily Duke
  • Rick Duncan
  • George Eck
  • Cindy Eidnes
  • Douglas Elsass
  • Sherry Enzler
  • Marty Fallon
  • David Fathi
  • Brian Felton, Chair, MSBA Health Law Section
  • Kevin Fenton
  • Larry Field
  • Frederick Finch
  • Michael Fischer
  • Mark Fitzsimmons
  • Sheila Foley
  • Jeanne Forneris
  • Tom Fraser
  • Terence M. Fruth
  • Tracy Galinson
  • Barry Gersick
  • John Getsinger
  • Ken Glazer
  • Timothy Goodman
  • Kurtis Greenley
  • Randy Gullickson
  • Jan M. Gunderson
  • J.D. Haas
  • William Habicht
  • Keith Halleland
  • Joseph F. Halloran
  • Clayton Halunen
  • Amy Swedberg Hagen
  • Karl Hansen
  • Gary Haugen
  • Denis Hayes
  • Rod Heard
  • William P. Hefner
  • Cheryl Heilman
  • Howard Helgen
  • David Herr
  • William Hittler
  • Kevin Hofman
  • Bob Huber
  • John C. Hughes
  • Kim Hunter
  • Andy Jacobson
  • Todd Jaye
  • Sandra Jezierksi
  • Brian N. Johnson
  • Julie Ann Jonas
  • Sara Jones, former President, Minnesota Women Lawyers
  • C. Paul Jones, former Chief, Minnesota Public Defender
  • Terri Kimker
  • John Kirwin
  • Brian Klein
  • Larry Koch
  • Kirk Kolbo
  • Terri Krivosha
  • Joseph Lally
  • Andre LaMere
  • John Lampe
  • Gerald T. Laurie
  • Mark Levinger
  • Steve Lindemann
  • Elissa Lindquist
  • Susan Link
  • Steve Lokensgard
  • Amy Maddox
  • Ed Magarian
  • Kevin Magnuson
  • Robin M. Maher
  • Matt Mahoney
  • Steven Marcus
  • Lezlie Marek
  • Jo Markison
  • Mike McCarthy
  • Karen McDaniel
  • Shawn McIntee
  • Sarah Aho McGillis
  • Bill Michael
  • David S. Miller
  • Mark Miller
  • Michael B. Miller
  • Lori M. Mittag
  • Jennifer Mohlenhoff
  • William H. Mondale
  • Rebecca Egge Moos
  • Richard Morgan
  • Alison Morris
  • Fred Morris
  • Wayne Moskowitz
  • Bill Mower
  • Cynthia Jokela Moyer
  • Bill Mullin
  • Nicole Narotzky
  • Polly Nelson
  • Nancy Lee Nelson
  • Terrence Newby
  • Lowell Noteboom
  • Michael Ojile, sr.
  • Rita O’Keeffe
  • Samuel Orbovich
  • Rosalyn Park
  • Todd Parriott
  • Jon Parritz
  • Jessica Pecoraro
  • Bill Pentelovitch
  • Justin Perl
  • David Polgreen
  • Cathy Powell
  • John Provo
  • Larry Purdy
  • Steve Rau
  • Jacquie Regis
  • Lewis Remele
  • Courtney Rogers Reid
  • Samuel L. Reid
  • Karen Reierson
  • Abbie Richey-Allen
  • Marty Rosenbaum
  • Blair Rosenthal
  • Allen Saeks
  • Tom Sanders
  • Haley Schaffer
  • Peter Schmit
  • Sara Schwebs, former President, Minnesota Women Lawyers
  • Neil Sell
  • Matt Seltzer
  • Blake Shepard
  • Marc Simpson
  • Bob Sipkins
  • Scott Smith
  • Tracy Smith
  • George J. Socha, Jr.
  • George W. Soule
  • Dennis Spalla
  • Charles Spevacek
  • Robert Stewart
  • Bill Stoerl
  • Lowell Stortz
  • Scott Strand
  • Keiko Sugisaka
  • Chris Sur
  • James Swenson
  • Howard Tarkow
  • Michael Taylor
  • Bob Thavis
  • Patrick Trysla
  • Daniel P. Tschida
  • Betsy Van Hecke
  • Dawn Van Tassel
  • Mike Vanselow
  • Richard L. Varco, Jr.
  • Mary Vasaly, Hennepin County Bar Association, immediate former President; former President, Minnesota Women Lawyers
  • Jeffrey Vigil
  • Jane Volz
  • Steve Warch
  • Timothy D. Webb
  • Michael J. Weber
  • Mark Weitz
  • Prasanta Wells
  • Clark Whitmore
  • Charles Wikelius
  • Anita Arockiasomy Wills
  • Gregory Wilmes
  • Steve Zabel
  • Julian Zebot
  • Mary Zilinski

Community Leaders

  • David Anderson
  • Jim Anderson
  • Dana Badgerow, Former Minnesota Commissioner of Administration
  • Sally Bans
  • Vivian Bergstedt
  • Ellen T. Brown
  • Julie Schultz Brown
  • Gayle Colehour
  • Jeff Doffing
  • Astrid Eglitis
  • Jill Evenocheck
  • Arvonne Fraser
  • Todd Glasser
  • Marlys Hagedorn
  • Mike Hagen
  • John Van Hecke
  • Mary K. Herr
  • Jim Hilbert
  • Otis F. Hilbert
  • Lisa Hondros
  • Carla Jacobson
  • Roger M. Johnson
  • Debra Jones
  • Derek Jones
  • Peggy E. McGrane
  • Michael J. Nicklay
  • Meredith Nolan
  • Rick Nolan
  • Susan Roe
  • Michelle Schwartz
  • Debbie Sit
  • Diane Skrivseth
  • Donald Skrivseth
  • Charles Stannard
  • Emily Stevens
  • Deb Strafaccia
  • Juliann Thavis
  • Michael Tillotson
  • John Van Hecke
  • Tim Walker
  • Maureen Kucera-Walsh
  • Michelle Walseth
  • Everett Wells
  • Michael Wyatt
  • Lynn Zentner
  • Keith Zilinski