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A demonstrated record of reducing crime

I have been your assistant district attorney, the No. 2 prosecutor in the district, since 2009. During that time, crime is down by 6.5 percent. We have made amazing strides in making our community both safer and stronger, and we need to build on that momentum.

I believe that most people in the criminal justice system are good people who have made mistakes. We need to focus on addressing the root causes of people’s criminal behavior, such as drug and alcohol addiction and mental health issues, to help them return to being productive members of society.

I have experience creating and implementing real-world, concrete solutions to criminal behavior that really work, including our Drug Court program, Mental Health Court, Restorative Justice programs, Diversion program for low-risk offenders and our new DUI Court. These and other initiatives are how we have reduced crime and built a safer and stronger community.

Unfortunately, there are some dangerous offenders out there, and the district attorney must be able to handle those difficult cases and take dangerous offenders out of the community. I have handled many of the most difficult cases in our district and have a proven track record of winning the toughest trials, achieving convictions, getting high-level sentences for those who harm others in our community and winning justice for victims. Dangerous offenders have no place here, and I have the experience and ability to get them off the streets so we can all be safe and secure.

We need a leader who will move us forward into the future, not backwards into an old broken-style of prosecution that has led to mass incarceration, chronic criminality and long-term problems for our community. I have proved that I am a positive, forward-thinking leader, I have the necessary experience to get the job done and that I have the best vision for our future, backed up by concrete results.

I am asking for your vote in the June 28 Democratic primary. Please see ChampagneForDA.com for more information.

Christian Champagne

Durango



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