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Who is Illinois Attorney General candidate Erika Harold?

Erika Harold is an experienced litigator who vigorously defends her clients’ interests at the trial and appellate levels. She represents businesses and individuals in disputes involving commercial contracts, trust and estate administration and shareholder agreements. She also advises clients in matters involving statutory and constitutional interpretation.

Is Erika Harold a Republican or Democrat?

Office. Running for Attorney General, Illinois (2018) Biography. Harold was born and lives in Illinois. She graduated from Urbana High School and earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Harold earned her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2007.

Who is Erika Harold?

Oct 14, 2018 · Erika Harold, center, a candidate for Illinois Attorney General, is introduced at the Governor’s Day rally at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Ill. Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017.

When did Erika Harold begin her campaign for Congress?

Oct 09, 2018 · Hi, I’m Erika Harold, candidate for Attorney General. I’m an attorney from Champaign-Urbana, and I put myself through Harvard Law School with the scholarships I won as Miss America 2003. I’m running for Attorney General because I believe our state deserves an advocate who will put the people before the political class.

What is Erika's role in the Attorney General's Office?

Erika is committed to using the full measure of the Attorney General’s statutory authority to combat public corruption. Additionally, she will advocate for the expansion of the Attorney General’s investigative tools, such as enhanced subpoena and grand jury powers, to better equip the Attorney General’s Office to fight public corruption . Moreover, the Attorney General is afforded a powerful bully pulpit from which to condemn public corruption and champion governmental accountability and transparency. Erika is committed to using that bully pulpit to advocate for a government that serves the people’s interests—not partisan or special interests.

What is Erika's job?

Erika has been a national advocate for measures to protect students from harassment in schools , speaking to more than 100,000 students about the consequences of bullying and discussing peer-to-peer harassment on numerous television shows, including Good Morning America, The Today Show, CNN Headline News, and PBS’s Emmy award-winning teen series In The Mix. She also has delivered presentations to school administrators, legislators, teachers and parents regarding the best practices for protecting students from bullying. In recognition of her leadership and advocacy, Erika was named one of Fight Crime, Invest in Kids’ “Champions for Children” and received a leadership award from the National Center for Victims of Crime. As Attorney General, Erika will continue to work to protect students from cyberbullying and harassment in schools, mobilizing students to stand up against bullying, advising parents regarding warning signs of bullying, and ensuring that schools have adopted and implemented anti-bullying policies. Erika also will advocate for reforms of the policies and procedures for addressing sexual harassment within State government. These reforms include: (i) providing that founded sexual harassment complaints be resolved by the independent Illinois Courts Commission, as opposed to the ethics commission comprised of legislators; (ii) empowering the Illinois Courts Commission to remove, suspend, censure or reprimand any member of the legislature found guilty of sexual harassment; and (iii) publicly identifying any member of the legislature the Illinois Courts Commission finds guilty of sexual harassment, as the public is entitled to know which legislators abuse their power and position.

Where is Mary Harold?

Harold earned her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2007. Her professional experience includes practicing law with Meyer Capel, Sidley Austin LLP, and Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. Harold has served on the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Equality, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, and the Trinity International University Board of Regents. She has been affiliated with Lawyers in the Classroom and Prison Fellowship. Harold was crowned Miss Illinois 2002 and Miss America 2003.

What is Erika's role in the opioid crisis?

Second, Erika will advocate for enhanced use of diversion programs and drug courts for those arrested for opioid use and will highlight the need for additional treatment resources to aid those battling opioid use disorder. Third, Erika will use the Office’s bully pulpit to help educate Illinoisans—particularly young people—about the unique toxicity of synthetic opioids and the severe health risks associated with using them. Finally, Erika will advocate for enhanced cooperation, resource sharing, and data dissemination among Illinois agencies and branches of government, as this is the only way we can stem the opioid epidemic and save lives.

What is prison fellowship?

For the past eleven years, Erika has served on the board of directors of Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest outreach to inmates and their families. In that capacity, she has done prison ministry, advocated for bipartisan criminal justice reform measures, raised awareness of the unique challenges facing children of incarcerated parents, and made visits to prisons throughout the country to help assess vocational and educational programming opportunities for inmates. Prison Fellowship recently has launched an innovative Warden’s Exchange program, instituted national Second Chance Month to highlight the need for restorative opportunities for those with a criminal record, and launched reentry initiatives throughout the country. Erika supports the expansion of problem-solving courts (including drug courts and mental health courts), the streamlining and enhancement of reentry services, and greater access to expungement services. These reforms would promote human dignity; reduce recidivism rates, thereby keeping communities safer; and make better use of tax dollars, which are currently being squandered on a broken system and failed policies. Erika also believes that lawmakers—in consultation with States’ Attorneys—should negotiate appropriate safeguards and regulatory frameworks for the legalization of marijuana for adult use in Illinois. If approached in a thoughtful manner, legalization should enable law enforcement officials to redirect their time and resources towards addressing more critical issues (such as the opioid epidemic), expand Illinois’ revenue base, and decrease the number of people serving sentences for non-violent, drug-related offenses.

Where is Mary Harold?

Harold earned her Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 2007. Her professional experience includes practicing law with Meyer Capel, Sidley Austin LLP, and Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. Harold has served on the Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Equality, the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, and the Trinity International University Board of Regents. She has been affiliated with Lawyers in the Classroom and Prison Fellowship. Harold was crowned Miss Illinois 2002 and Miss America 2003.

What is the purpose of the Open Meetings Act?

Helping to ensure that public bodies comply with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Open Meetings Act (OMA) is a powerful way in which the Attorney General can promote transparency and accountability in government.

Who is Erika Harold?

Commissioner on the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism

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