Lyndsey Brunette
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==Early public offices== |
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After completing law school, Brunette returned to the Neillsville area and was employed as [[corporation counsel]] for the government of [[Clark County, Wisconsin]]. In 2012, she announced that she would enter the open seat race for [[district attorney]] of Clark County, running on the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] ticket.{{Cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/marshfield-news-herald-brunette-da/195742828/ |title= Neillsville native to run for DA |newspaper= Marshfield News-Herald |date= October 3, 2012 |page= 8 |accessdate= April 17, 2026 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] }} She was opposed in the general election by Republican attorney Shari Post, but Brunette received an enthusiastic endorsement from the outgoing district attorney, Darwin Zwieg.{{cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/marshfield-news-herald-zwieg-endorsement/195750264/ |title= Boon-Brunette best prepared for post |first= Darwin |last= Zwieg |newspaper= Marshfield News-Herald |date= October 24, 2012 |page= 6 |accessdate= April 17, 2026 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] }} Brunette prevailed, winning nearly 60% of the vote and running far ahead of other Democrats on the ballot in Clark County, including President [[Barack Obama]], who—[[2012 United States presidential election in Wisconsin|on the same ballot]]—received 44% of the vote in Clark County on his way to winning re-election.{{Cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/leader-telegram-local-elections/195751013/ |title= Regional Vote Count |newspaper= [[Eau Claire Leader-Telegram]] |date= November 8, 2012 |page= B4 |accessdate= April 17, 2026 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] }} Brunette was the first woman to serve as Clark County district attorney. |
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While serving as district attorney, in 2014, Brunette was appointed special prosecutor to investigate the case of [[Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin|Wisconsin Rapids]] mayor Zach Vruwink. Vruwink had posted a photo of his completed ballot in the February 2014 spring primary election—an act which technically violated a 19th-century state law designed to discourage vote-buying schemes. The issue was raised in a legal complaint from conservative activist and unsuccessful Wisconsin Rapids city council candidate Steve Abrahamson, and resulted in the appointment of Brunette as a special prosecutor from outside the affected county. Brunette quickly concluded that Vruwink had no criminal intent, and the issue was not worth prosecutorial attention.{{Cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/wausau-daily-herald-vruwink-ballot/195753584/ |title= Can a Facebook post be election fraud? |first= Robert |last= Mentzer |newspaper= Wausau Daily Herald |date= May 29, 2014 |page= A8 |accessdate= April 17, 2026 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] }} |
While serving as district attorney, in 2014, Brunette was appointed special prosecutor to investigate the case of [[Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin|Wisconsin Rapids]] mayor Zach Vruwink. Vruwink had posted a photo of his completed ballot in the February 2014 spring primary election—an act which technically violated a 19th-century state law designed to discourage vote-buying schemes. The issue was raised in a legal complaint from conservative activist and unsuccessful Wisconsin Rapids city council candidate Steve Abrahamson, and resulted in the appointment of Brunette as a special prosecutor from outside the affected county. Brunette quickly concluded that Vruwink had no criminal intent, and the issue was not worth prosecutorial attention.{{Cite news|url= https://www.newspapers.com/article/wausau-daily-herald-vruwink-ballot/195753584/ |title= Can a Facebook post be election fraud? |first= Robert |last= Mentzer |newspaper= Wausau Daily Herald |date= May 29, 2014 |page= A8 |accessdate= April 17, 2026 |via= [[Newspapers.com]] }} |
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