Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police Endorses Eric Toney for Attorney General
Statewide Officers' Organization Joins Over 75% of Wisconsin's Sheriffs and the Milwaukee Police Association in Backing Toney
MILWAUKEE – Republican Attorney General nominee Eric Toney announced on Thursday the endorsement of the Wisconsin State Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police. The Wisconsin FOP represents active and retired law enforcement officers at the local, state, and federal levels across Wisconsin. Toney made the announcement in Milwaukee alongside Wisconsin FOP President Mark Sette.
“I grew up in a law enforcement family. I know what it means when someone you love puts on the uniform and walks out the door not knowing what the day will bring. The men and women of the Fraternal Order of Police do that every day, and they deserve an Attorney General who has their back,” Republican AG nominee Eric Toney said. “Instead, they’ve spent nearly eight years with a Department of Justice that stopped being a partner. Josh Kaul promised to fix the crime labs, and DNA testing now takes more than twice as long as the day he took office. It’s time to put public safety over politics at DOJ.”
“Our members want an Attorney General who knows the job from the inside,” said Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police President Mark Sette. “Eric Toney has spent 13 years as a prosecutor working shoulder-to-shoulder with Wisconsin’s officers. He understands what we need to do our jobs safely and effectively. That means timely crime lab results, a DOJ that shows up for local agencies, and fair treatment for the officers who serve. The Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police is proud to endorse Eric Toney for Attorney General.”
Josh Kaul ran in 2018 on fixing the crime labs. Eight years later, his own Department of Justice reports show the labs are slower in many major categories, including DNA. This is despite more staff, better technology, and 29% fewer cases than when he took office. DNA analysis (the evidence in rape kits, homicides, and crimes against children) took a median of 50 days to process in 2018. In 2024, it took 112 days. Drug testing went from an average of 43 days to 90. Toxicology went from 37 days to 82. The nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau reached the same conclusion in 2024, finding Wisconsin’s labs slower than Michigan’s, Illinois’, and Iowa’s, and that 532 rape kits sent to a private lab took a median of 292 days to come back, nearly all of them beyond the six-month limit now required by state law.
The Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police joins Toney’s law enforcement coalition, which includes: Democrat, Republican, and Independent sheriffs representing over 75% of the counties in Wisconsin, The Milwaukee Police Association, and retired sheriffs from across the state.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
