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Ismael Ozanne
Ismael Ozanne (Democratic Party) is the Dane County District Attorney in Wisconsin. Ozanne assumed office in 2010. Ozanne's current term ends on January 1, 2029.
Ozanne (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Dane County District Attorney in Wisconsin. Ozanne won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Ozanne has served as the Dane County District Attorney since 2010. He first joined the office in 1998 as an assistant district attorney. He served as executive assistant at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections from 2008 to 2010.[1]
Education
- West High School
- Bachelor's, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- J.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2024)
General election
General election for Dane County District Attorney
Incumbent Ismael Ozanne won election in the general election for Dane County District Attorney on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ismael Ozanne (D) | 97.8 | 284,856 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 6,448 | ||
| Total votes: 291,304 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Dane County District Attorney
Incumbent Ismael Ozanne advanced from the Democratic primary for Dane County District Attorney on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ismael Ozanne | 99.4 | 121,982 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 767 | ||
| Total votes: 122,749 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ozanne in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Dane County, Wisconsin (2020)
General election
General election for Dane County District Attorney
Incumbent Ismael Ozanne won election in the general election for Dane County District Attorney on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ismael Ozanne (D) | 97.5 | 271,355 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 6,950 | ||
| Total votes: 278,305 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Dane County District Attorney
Incumbent Ismael Ozanne advanced from the Democratic primary for Dane County District Attorney on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ismael Ozanne | 98.8 | 96,818 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 1,219 | ||
| Total votes: 98,037 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2014
Ozanne ran for election to the office of Attorney General of Wisconsin. Ozanne did not win the Democratic nomination in the primary that took place on August 12, 2014.[2]
Primary results
| Wisconsin Attorney General Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Susan Happ |
52.1% | 144,727 | ||
| Jon Richards | 32.5% | 90,215 | ||
| Ismael Ozanne | 15.4% | 42,627 | ||
| Total Votes | 277,569 | |||
| Election results via Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Ismael Ozanne did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Noteworthy events
John Doe investigations
Two John Doe investigations, beginning in 2010 and ending in 2015, were launched by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm (D) into the activities of staff and associates of Gov. Scott Walker (R).[3] Despite having been involved in the probe since September 2012, the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board (GAB) board did not launch an investigation into the matter until June 2013.[4] Six days later, the GAB met with Chisholm and district attorneys from four other counties to present evidence against some of the targets who were out of Chisholm's jurisdiction.[5] Columbia County DA Jane Kohlwey, Iowa County DA Larry Nelson and Dodge County DA Kurt Klomberg all petitioned to launch John Does in their counties in July, followed in August by Dane County DA Ismael Ozanne. Abrahamson appointed Kluka as the John Doe judge for the four other counties; she immediately signed secrecy orders for those investigations. The five DAs sent a letter to Kluka asking that Francis Schmitz be named a special prosecutor and that the five John Does be combined into one, which she granted.[6][7]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Izmael Ozanne for Attorney General, "Homepage," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ The Republic, "Democratic Dane County district attorney Ozanne announces run for attorney general," November 7, 2013
- ↑ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Milwaukee Division, "Eric O’Keefe, and Wisconsin Club for Growth, Inc.," accessed February 23, 2015
- ↑ State of Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "June 2013 GAB Special Teleconference Meeting," June 20, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedWR2014 - ↑ Center for Media and Democracy, "Bipartisan Prosecutors Call Scott Walker a Liar for His Attacks on Corruption Probe," May 1, 2015
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