Carmel voter supports Jessica Paxson for Hamilton County Prosecutor

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Dear Editor:

With the upcoming election approaching, I felt it was necessary to emphasize one candidate who will be on the ballot – Jessica Paxson. She is running to be your next Hamilton County Prosecutor.

The Prosecutor is the chief law enforcement officer of the county. Its most important role is to ethically seek justice while ensuring the safety of the public. This means that victims should be protected, and offenders should be held accountable – making the community a safer place to live and raise a family.

The standards taken on by the Prosecutor are indeed high, and not all attorneys possess the unique principles, professional experiences, and dignity of the rule of law that fulfill their responsibilities in the legal profession.

Jessica Paxon does. She is tough. Her current role as a deputy prosecutor in our Hamilton County prosecutor’s office focuses on Child Fatality cases, while previously she worked on cases involving Sex Crimes. When she prosecuted cases in Tippecanoe County, she worked on Major Felony cases, including charges of Attempted Murder and Murder.

Paxson is committed to aggressively prosecuting criminals. She is also personally and professionally tied to Hamilton County. Raised in Westfield, she has remained professionally engaged in our community in supporting the needs of the survivors throughout their exposure to the criminal justice system. In 2018, Paxson was recognized by Prevail, a domestic violence service in Noblesville, for her role as a deputy Sex Crimes prosecutor – including the facilitation of Hamilton County’s Sexual Assault Response Team as a Co-Chair. In 2020, Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking acknowledged Paxson for outstanding service as a prosecutor. She is also currently on the Domestic Violence Task Force of Hamilton County.

Her reputation as a trusted, fair, and honest servant of her community is aligned with the sacred service she brings to her courtroom. And let’s remember, one who serves the law must also uphold the law.

In this and all these we know we have met the high standards of a County Prosecutor. We have Jessica, and I believe she is the best protection we have to continue to uphold our county as one of the safest in Indiana.

Please vote Paxson for Prosecutor on Nov. 8 so we can keep Hamilton County safe.

Heidi Wold
Carmel