John H. Fitzgerald for

Attorney General

Over the last couple of decades, our Constitutional rights as individuals and

citizens have been under attack by those seeking to centralize power through

ever-greater Federal regulation and intervention in our daily lives. This left-leaning “push” ignores and destroys the rights and privileges the Constitution guarantees us.

 

The clear intent of the Founders was to set limits on government’s power and authority in everyday life… and to protect the average citizen from government abuse.

 

As your Attorney General, you can count on me to be a vigorous defender of your Constitutional rights, which I am sworn to uphold. Please join me in fighting to preserve the United States Constitution and the individual liberties and protections it affords each of us.

 

I’m pro-life and I’m committed to protecting the rights of the unborn. I will

legally protect “right-to-life” questions and traditional family values.

 

Traditional families form the cornerstone of South Dakota and are the

most important institution. Strong families make strong communities; they

encourage values, reduce poverty, and lower crime and drug abuse levels.

 

As Attorney General, I will join forces with your State legislators to create

and/or enforce laws which strengthen and defend families and protect the

unborn. I will vigorously oppose any legislation which undermines the family.

The Office of the Attorney General serves as a major support agency for

South Dakota’s State’s Attorneys (local prosecutors) and local law enforcement.

 

I have spent my entire career (30 plus years) as a prosecutor working closely with State and local law enforcement agencies all across South Dakota. I have a strong,

decades-long, law enforcement mindset that has been an acknowledged benchmark

of my career as a State’s Attorney and prosecutor.

 

I have a well-earned reputation for being “tough, yet fair.”

 

As your Attorney General, I will play a vital role in keeping you safe. I'll continue to

work closely with prosecutors and law enforcement across the state to aggressively

prosecute property crimes, crimes against the person, violent crimes, and illegal drug trafficking and consumption, and DUI’s.

 

Protecting public safety is my first priority.

I am fully-committed to protecting your 2nd Amendment right to own and bear arms. South Dakota citizens have a right to self-protection and to hunt without undue government regulation and/or interference.

 

South Dakotans enjoy a high percentage of gun ownership; most act and carry in a

responsible manner.

 

Further, South Dakota, a sportsman’s paradise, offers an amazing variety of seasonal

game to hunt. Hunting privileges are important to both residents and non-residents

alike, and hunting season creates a significant income stream for South Dakota.

 

 

Rest assured, I will protect your gun ownership rights.

The abuse of alcohol, marijuana, methamphetamines (meth), prescribed painkillers, synthetic opioids, and illicit drugs continue to impact the lives of individuals and

families resulting in serious consequences for communities ALL across South

Dakota - no area of our state is exempt from experiencing these problems.

 

I have been personally involved with prosecuting all types of drug, opioid, meth,

DUI, and other substance abuse cases for years. Illegal drugs and substance abuse

issues frequently (and seriously) effect public safety.

 

For this reason, I take a hard line here: repeat abuse offenders, drug traffickers, and

folks who knowingly supply alcohol or other banned substances to our youth need to

face jail terms or prison sentences. Incarceration IS a deterrent.

 

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What are the most important issues that need to be addressed in South Dakota communities?