| abstract | - Party Affiliation: Democrat Candidate Website: www.johnmorganelli.com Office Seeking: Attorney General Birth Date: November 12, 1955 Hometown: Bethlehem, PA Family: Wife: Diana (Goretti), 3 children Education: JD Villanova Law School, 1980; BA Moravian College, Summa Cum Laude 1977 Organizations: Sons of Italy; UNICO; Catholic Youth Organization Coach; Allentown Diocese Board of Education; NE Little League Coach Professional Experience: District Attorney - 16 years; Prosecuted Numerous Murder Cases; Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency- 5 years President; Pennsylvania District Attorneys Assn.- 2 years; Special Deputy Attorney General; Special Prosecutor Political Experience: Elected District Attorney 5 times by Northampton County citizens; Elected President of Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association unanimously by District Attorneys of Pennsylvania Q: What makes you uniquely qualified for the office you are seeking? A: As a 16 year state prosecutor who has prosecuted every type of criminal case, I have the experience to be the chief law enforcement officer of Pennsylvania and protect us from violent crime. Q: What will be your top priority if elected? A: 1. Pass a gang statute that makes gang membership a crime so as to attack the gangs before they commit their next murder or drug deal. 2. Require that lost or stolen handguns be reported to law enforcement so that they don't fall into the hands of criminals, young children and those with mental illness. 3. Abolish parole for violent criminals. 4. Crackdown on illegal criminal aliens who have no respect for our laws, commit crime and use fraudulent identities. Additional Comments: After 28 straight years of a Republican as Attorney General, it is time to bring an agenda that fights for working men and women, and an agenda that will be tough on crime.
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