Letter: Law enforcement supports these candidates
To the editor:
Minnesota’s largest police association, representing over 10,000 rank and file law enforcement officers, enthusiastically supports House candidates Cynthia Lonnquist (52B), Gabriela Kroetch (55A), Joe Scanlon (56B), Rep. Jon Koznick (57A), Jeff Witte (57B), and Rep. Pat Garofalo (58B). We endorse Senate candidates Pam Myhra (55), Jim Bean III (56), Sen. Zach Duckworth (57), and Bill Lieske (58). They will make sure our public safety officials have the support, resources, and policies that provide for a safer, stronger community for everyone.
Rising crime is a statewide problem, and we must restore public safety in our communities. That starts with respecting police as partners and holding violent criminals accountable.
That’s why the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association supports and endorses the area’s champions of public safety: Lonnquist, Kroetch, Rep. Koznick, Witte, Rep. Garofalo, Myhra, Bean, Sen. Duckworth, and Lieske. We hope local residents will vote for their re-election.
Brian Peters
Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association executive director