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Eric Toney: “There were seven less DNA analysts positions filled.”

Featuring: Eric Toney, Republican | Candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin

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Published February 26, 2026 | Video Starts at 44:43

So we had an audit of the crime labs, a nonpartisan audit that was released in the summer of 2024. And what it showed compared to 2020 to 2024, There were seven less DNA analysts positions filled. I actually stood with our attorney general in 2023 and worked behind the scenes with the Republican legislature to get more crime lab resources to our attorney general. (44:43–44:47)

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“On DNA, for example, on average, they're taking over twice as long testing less.”
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“There's probably less than 15 convictions of the 4,000 plus K that were tested.”
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“They're testing about 25% less compared to his predecessor.”
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“Fond du Lac...it's about 100,000 people.”
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“Prior to getting elected district attorney in 2012 when I was 28 years old.”
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“People would sometimes come up to Fond du Lac and we'd start to see an increase in crime.”
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“I was actually running against the incumbent and in the Republican primary.”
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“We won the race by almost 20 points.”
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“Judges in Milwaukee county were going underneath the prosecutor's recommendation on those sentences.”
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“Our Attorney General's office is in charge of all of that forensic testing, whether it's fingerprints, DNA, ballistics testing, drugs…”
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“They're testing significantly less, but taking longer in many of these categories compared to our Attorney general's predecessor.”
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“The district Attorney's office gets the referrals or the arrest reports from law enforcement.”
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“Most cases across the state are going to resolve with some type of plea agreement.”
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“We're filing over a thousand felony cases a year, and, you know, a couple thousand misdemeanors.”
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“We helped get a historic investment through the legislature and the governor.”
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“In the most recent budget, we saw another 60 prosecutor positions added across Wisconsin.”
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“Including double digits here in Milwaukee county.”
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“We've got bipartisan support from over half the sheriffs across Wisconsin.”
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“The Milwaukee Police association has endorsed me.”
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“Our Attorney general is considered our top cop because of the critical public safety functions that that office does.”
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“The Attorney General's had seven years, almost eight years to address these issues. And unfortunately, he's been unable to do that.”
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“We have to prioritize public safety over politics.”
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“The attorney general campaigned on forensic testing in 2018, and he has broken that promise.”
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“They stopped updating the website in 2021.”
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“The attorney general is taking on average over twice as long to test less DNA.”
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“He didn't even fill those positions.”
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“The starting and kind of middle range pay for analysts was comparable to neighboring states. Our senior analyst pay was drastically lower.”
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“We're going to put public safety over politics.”
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“Making sure that those key public safety positions are filled.”
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“Working with our district attorneys and law enforcement to help them keep their community safe.”
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“Helping make sure that kids can get to school and be safe while they're in school.”
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“I've been able to do as the president of our DA's association, working across the aisle, helping get more resources here in Milwaukee.”
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“Milwaukee is crucial to the success of Wisconsin. A stronger Milwaukee is a stronger Wisconsin.”
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“I've shown that as a district attorney, as a president of our District Attorneys Association. That's my track record. Bipartisan, working…”
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