By Cindy Wojdyla Cain ccain@stmedianetwork.com June 16, 2011 2:36PM
Dave Carlson
Updated: June 17, 2011 2:13PM
JOLIET ? Joliet attorney Dave Carlson announced todaythat he will run for state?s attorney in the March Republican primary.
If he is successful, Carlson could meet his former boss, incumbent Will County State?s Attorney Jim Glasgow, in the November 2012 general election. Democrat Glasgow has said he will seek re-election.
Carlson, 40, of Plainfield, worked as an assistant state?s attorney for Glasgow and his predecessor, former States?s Attorney Jeff Tomczak, from 2001 to 2005.
?I am running for the office of state?s attorney because the people of Will County deserve better,? Carlson said in a press release. ?The office needs to be led from the top by a trial lawyer, not a career politician.?
Carlson said the state?s attorney should be someone who is in the courthouse every day, leading the charge against crime, ?not someone who appears only for press conferences.?
In a telephone interview with The Herald-News, Carlson said Glasgow has no leadership skills.
?We deserve better. We do,? he said. ?There should be someone at the courthouse, if not every day, at least every week. That?s his job.?
In contrast, Tomczak tried many cases, Carlson said. Carlson and Tomczak are both Republicans.
Glasgow, who served as state?s attorney from 1992 to 2000 and 2004 to the present, was not available for comment thisafternoon. But spokesman Charles Pelkie said Glasgow is a seasoned attorney well versed in all aspects of his office, including civil matters.
?The state?s attorney is actively involved in the management of the office and the decision-making process in terms of charging many cases,? Pelkie said. ?On top of that, he?s the top prosecutor on some of the biggest cases we have going right now, most notably, the Drew Peterson case as well as the Christopher Vaughn cases.?
The Peterson and Vaughn cases are high-profile murder cases. Pelkie said Carlson has no idea what it would take to run the office.
?What you have (in Carlson) is a criminal defense attorney who brings very little to the table in terms of experience,? Pelkie said.
This will be Carlson?s first attempt at public office.
Carlson said he has the passion to be state?s attorney and will lead the office with the highest standards of honor and integrity.
?I look forward to a positive campaign to address genuine issues and facts concerning Will County residents,? he said.
Carlson formed his own law firm in 2005. The office is at 116 N. Chicago St.
He grew up in Chicago and attended law school at Northern Illinois University. Through the years, Carlson worked as a probation officer, an assistant to the state comptroller, a prosecutor for the city of Chicago and a civil attorney in Chicago.
During his tenure with the Will County State?s Attorney?s Office, he was assigned to the organized crime unit and was named the chief gang crimes prosecutor.
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