LEHMBERG LAUNCHES FULL FLIGHT OF TV ADS
Retiring DA Ronnie Earle Calls Veteran Prosecutor “Far and Away the Best Qualified Person to be Travis County District Attorney”
(AUSTIN) — Rosemary Lehmberg, the veteran prosecutor running for Travis County District Attorney, today launched a full flight of television ads asking voters for their support of her ongoing efforts to build one of the most innovative and effective DA’s office in the nation.
“I’m Rosemary Lehmberg, and I’d like to be your District Attorney,” Lehmberg says in the ad. “We’ve been modernizing law enforcement. As your District Attorney, I’ll continue to work for change.”
Retiring DA Ronnie Earle also appears in the spot, which was produced by Lehmberg’s campaign team in Austin and is running on all local stations. Click here to see the spot: http://www.rosemarylehmberg.com/media
“She’s far and away the best qualified person to be Travis County District Attorney,” Earle says in the ad. “She’s been a leader in protecting children and preventing crime. She’s the best.”
The ad also notes that Lehmberg has directed every major division in the office, including the Public Integrity Unit, which investigates and prosecutes public officials and politicians.
Lehmberg also filed her campaign finance report this week, showing that she raised nearly $62,000 for the period from January 1 through January 24 and has more than $93,000 on hand.
Lehmberg became one of Travis County’s first women assistant district attorneys and has been praised during her career for her work against child abuse and public corruption. She helped create the Center for Child Protection (formerly the Children’s Advocacy Center) and served as chief of the high-profile Public Integrity Unit. She has run the Career Criminal, Trial, and Major Crimes divisions.
In addition, Lehmberg helped create and was the first director of the Family Justice Division, a groundbreaking operation that deals with criminal child abuse, children’s protective services, parental kidnapping, and domestic violence cases.
A native of Taylor, Lehmberg moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas and earned her law degree from St. Mary’s University. She is a founding member of the Center For Child Protection and Child Protection Team, served on the advisory board of the Travis County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), and was a member of the Texas Multidisciplinary Task Force on Children’s Justice. She was awarded the first Shauna Jacobson Team Leadership Award and has been named the Austin Chronicle’s “Best Lawyer for Children’s Issues.”
The Democratic primary will be held on March 4, 2008.
