Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ announced Wednesday she will run for Wisconsin Attorney General, according to a statement.
Happ said she is running for attorney general because she cares about the future of Wisconsin and believes leaders should put the needs of Wisconsin families before partisan politics. Happ served as the Jefferson County District Attorney for the past six years.
Susan Happ has the organizational skills and adheres to the highest standards of practicing law, Jefferson County Judge Jacqueline R. Erwin said in a statement.
“We have seen Ms. Happ’s born-and-bred Wisconsin values first hand,” Erwin said.
Happ served as a lawyer for the Hack family and convicted the murderer of Pat Hack’s brother. Members of the Hack family who joined Happ at her Wednesday press conference expressed confidence in her commitment to seek justice.
“Susan treated our family with great compassion, and the criminal with great conviction,” Hack said.
