Thom K. LeDoux for District Attorney 2008.

Cover letter

January 15, 2008

 

To Whom It May Concern:

 

I am announcing my candidacy for the office of District Attorney of the 11^th Judicial District.  I will seek the nomination of the Republican Party for the 2008 election.  Having grown up in Canon City and having spent time throughout the 11^th Judicial District, I am looking forward to the opportunity to serve these great communities. 

 

I have spent the last nine years obtaining the necessary education, training and experience to be a prosecuting attorney at the highest level.  Upon graduating from the University of Colorado School of Law, I returned to Canon City to work as a legal intern for the DA’s office.  Opportunity took me to the DA’s Office in Pueblo.  After moving up the ranks to felony prosecutor, I was promoted to the Homicide Unit. 

 

In May of 2006, I was given a long sought after opportunity to return to my hometown as a prosecutor.    Growing up in Canon City I appreciated the safety and quality of life that our smaller communities offer.  Now that I have a family to raise, I understand even more about how important the way of life in our communities is. 

 

As a prosecutor, I have tried and convicted individuals for Murder in the 1^st Degree, Burglary, Sexual Assault on a Child, Menacing, Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery, Domestic Violence and Manufacturing Methamphetamine to name a few.  I have handled numerous high profile cases.  I believe that I have a strong reputation within the criminal justice system as a tough, honest and fair prosecuting attorney.  I invite you to inquire among law enforcement, the judiciary and the bar of both the Pueblo and Canon City legal communities as to my qualifications.  In addition, I am particularly proud to say that of all the trials that I have won, I have never received a sentence of less than what had been offered in plea negotiations.  I believe that this track record is indicative of competent, reasonable and efficient case analysis; the essence of a strong District Attorney. 

 

As the District Attorney, I will maintain my strong working relationship with law enforcement.  I will implement a “Top 10%” program, under the theory that if the worst 10% of the criminals were removed from our communities 90% of the crime would go away with them.   I will work to make the District Attorney’s Office a “paperless” office and adopt new technologies that will increase efficiencies.

 

In short, I love Canon City and the other communities of the 11^th Judicial District, I love being a prosecutor and I have worked hard to develop the necessary skills and experience to be the District Attorney.  For these reasons, I seek your support of my campaign for the Office of the District Attorney of the 11^th Judicial District in 2008.

 

Sincerely,

 

Thom K. LeDoux