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Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Ind. Gov't. - "Zoeller wins state's attorney general post"

From the NWI Times, a story that begins:

INDIANAPOLIS | Republicans retained control of the Indiana attorney general's office Tuesday, as voters narrowly elected new GOP faces to replace long-serving incumbents stepping down this year.

Republican Attorney General Steve Carter will be replaced by his chief deputy, Greg Zoeller, who beat Democrat Linda Pence. Carter is leaving his post after 8 years.

See also this story by the AP's Deanna Martin. A quote:
Zoeller and Pence, meanwhile, disagreed on the role of the attorney general's office.

Pence, a feisty Indianapolis trial attorney, pledged to investigate gas prices in Indiana and wanted the attorney general to do more to help local prosecutors who need additional resources. Zoeller — a cousin of golfer Fuzzy Zoeller — said Pence was misleading the public into thinking the role is that of a prosecutor. It's the job of local prosecutors to go after criminals, he said, while the attorney general defends the state on appeals to make sure those criminals stay behind bars.

Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star has this report that begins:
Hoosiers faced a clear choice for attorney general: the insider vs. the crusader.

Election returns Tuesday evening showed a close race most of the night. But the insider, Republican Greg Zoeller, pulled out the win led against Democrat Linda Pence.

Zoeller, the chief deputy to outgoing Attorney General Steve Carter, ran on promises to expand on programs such as the popular do-not-call list.

He also pledged to adopt Carter’s low-key style against a challenger proposing top-to-bottom changes that would bring flash and a higher profile to the office.

But heading into Tuesday’s election, there was little indication which way the scales might tilt. Recent polls found many likely voters undecided.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 5, 2008 08:15 AM
Posted to Indiana Government