•June 26, 2019•
Last year the County Board appointed me to be Moultrie County’s State’s Attorney. It was an honor and a privilege to be asked to serve.
Having now served you, the citizens of Moultrie County, in that position, I, Tracy Weaver, hereby announce my candidacy for the upcoming election.
These are challenging times as we are seeing a rise in the importation of illegal drugs across central Illinois along with the other crimes that so often go hand in hand with those offenses. My legal career began 13 years ago. In that time, I have prosecuted wrongdoers, defended the rights of accused, served those in need, and managed a nonprofit agency that works with children. My background is diverse and well-suited for an office that aids the county in many areas, not just prosecution, and with that background, I am ready to meet the challenges we face.
I previously served as a special prosecutor for the Illinois Appellate Prosecutor’s Office, working with the East Central Illinois Task Force in rooting out the drug trade in a multi-county area. While the legislature may see fit to decriminalize some drugs, what remains illegal will not be tolerated in our county, and I will continue to work with our dedicated members of law enforcement to ensure we deter future criminality, striving to keep our citizens safe.
It is important to remember that innocent people are too often touched by crime. My approach to prosecution always bears in mind victims and those who have been impacted by the wrongdoing of others. The unfortunate reality is that too often this involves children in our communities.
Prior to joining the Moultrie County State’s Attorney’s Office at the start of 2017, I worked for six years for Illinois CASA, an agency that advocates on behalf of children involved in abuse and neglect proceedings in 45 Illinois counties, ultimately serving as the director at the state level.
Serving as a state’s attorney is not just about prosecuting crime; it is also about working with our agencies to see that children are protected and that families get the services they sometimes need for children to be able to thrive.
I also serve as an instructor at the Macon County Law Enforcement Training Center in Decatur, assisting with the training of newly hired law enforcement and corrections officers from across Illinois.
As a prosecutor, I seek justice, but as a public servant and resident of Moultrie County, I, like you, strive to see us flourish. I have been actively involved in the Moultrie County Republican Central Committee, the Moultrie County Republican Women, the Moultrie County Bar Association, Sullivan Woman’s Civic Club, the Rotary Club of Sullivan, and 100 Women Who Care of Sullivan.
It has been a tremendous honor to have served the citizens of Moultrie County as our state’s attorney, and each day, I am thankful for this opportunity to work with our outstanding law enforcement officers and agencies, our dedicated public servants and office holders, and our friends and neighbors. So it is with great enthusiasm, but also great humility that I announce my candidacy for Moultrie County State’s Attorney in the 2020 election and ask for your vote.