When District Attorney Charles Branson took office in January 2005, some of his
opponent’s supporters predicted disaster, chaos and an office filled with inexperienced
political hacks. Those predictions, fortunately, were just plain wrong.

     Charles has avoided the pitfalls of political partisanship and assembled a highly
professional prosecutorial team. His first act was to hire a respected Republican former
state Deputy Attorney General to take a leadership role in his office. Today, Charles leads
an office of seasoned and successful prosecutors of every political stripe.

     In less than three years, Charles Branson has amassed an impressive record.
Consider:

•      The office hasn’t lost a single murder trial and has obtained convictions in each of nine
  murder cases involving deaths of 11 persons;
  

•      Delivering on a campaign promise, Branson launched the first consumer protection
  program in Douglas County prompting the local press to call him a true “consumer
  advocate.” His office has helped hundreds of consumers and generated court orders for
  thousands of dollars in restitution;
  

•      Branson revamped the domestic violence unit to be sensitive to domestic violence
  survivors’ needs. He created a partnership with KU and local agencies to provide interns
  who can work and counsel with violence survivors; and
  

•      Crime victims and witnesses now participate in a new educational program designed to
  make the legal process less threatening and frightening