John McGauley: Why I’m Supporting Greg Zoeller for AG

[The Directors of Hoosier Access welcome this post from, Allen County Recorder, John McGauley on why he is supporting Greg Zoeller for Attorney General.]

As an elected officeholder, I believe that I owe taxpayers a level of job performance above and beyond the black-and-white minimum duties that come along with my office. I am supporting Greg Zoeller for Indiana Attorney General at next week’s Republican State Convention because he believes the same thing - and he has the track record to show it.

In recent years I have had the opportunity to work with the Attorney General’s Office, where Greg Zoeller serves as Chief Deputy, on difficult consumer protection issues. Most recently, the Attorney General’s Office helped my office bring to light questionable business practices that were costing Allen County property owners thousands of dollars. Thanks in large part to intervention by the Attorney General’s Office, that company in question no longer preys upon unsuspecting citizens in this community.

My personal experience illustrates just one of the many ways in which the Attorney General’s Office has stepped outside of its “traditional” role to go to bat for consumers across our state. Greg Zoeller’s drive to get more out of government is a big reason why the Attorney General’s Office has been able to do that.

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As Chief Deputy Attorney General, Greg has been instrumental in delivering victories for Hoosiers such as the Indiana “No-Call” list that has rid us of never-ending phone solicitations. He was a leader in the establishment of an identity theft unit to combat a rising tide of crime that threatens the financial well-being of innocent people.

Greg has also been a leader in delivering efficiencies and consolidation in the Attorney General’s Office, reducing the number of lawyers the state employs. As a certified mediator, Greg has also been instrumental in negotiating settlements that have cleaned up not-for-profit entities, including the Schwab Foundation here in Fort Wayne, benefiting Hoosiers everywhere.

His work has set a new standard for what the people of Indiana should expect from their government. I think it is safe to say that all of us expect officeholders to do everything in their power to make life better in our communities.

Greg Zoeller thinks so, too. That is why I will be supporting Greg for Indiana Attorney General.

John McGauley
Allen County Recorder