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Occupation
Lawyer & Entreprenuer

Birthdate
12/28/56

Address
Campaign Mailing address
P.O. Box 36348
Greensboro, NC 27416

Web site/e-mail address
www.BobCrumley.com

Party affiliation
Republican

Elective experience
None

Family
Wife, Teresa; 2 Daughters, Brandi age 25 and Jamie age 21

Why have you chosen to run for this office?
North Carolina deserves an engaged, fully-focused Attorney General.

I am concerned by the recent use of the office for political advancement and as a stepping stone by career politicians. As a result, our criminal justice system has been stymied by backlogged crime labs and clogged courts. Due to increased crime and an explosion of gang violence, our families and communities are less safe. Additionally, errant civil litigation and overly-burdensome regulations have cost our state both in tax dollars and in business.

What distinguishes you most from your opponent?
My opponent is a Raleigh politician who has spent more than two decades in government. I am not a career politician...I am an attorney and businessman.

Key qualifications you would bring to the job:

Unlike career politicians using the job as a political stepping stone, I want the job.

I also bring a unique combination of legal and business experiences. As a lawyer with more than 20 years of legal experience, I understand, and have practiced within, our criminal and civil justice systems.

As a business owner, I will bring a customer-first, "get the job done right" approach to the job.

List your top three campaign issues and your stances on those issues (briefly, please)

Solve the evidence backlog crisis at the SBI crime labs.

Stop the explosion of gang violence; we must demonstrate to gangs that North Carolina will not sit by while they seek to take over our cities, schools and rural communities.

Adopt a common-sense approach to reviewing and implementing regulatory policies which affect our business community.

What is the most important responsibility of the attorney general?
To keep our families and communities safe.

How well does the N.C. Department of Justice work with other federal, state and local law-enforcement agencies?
Having traveled throughout the state, I have heard from numerous sheriffs, police chiefs, district attorneys, and judges who are concerned that the relationship is not as strong as it should be. The crime lab is in a well-documented crisis, the Department is not run on a "customer service" basis, and many of the decisions made are often seen as ill-conceived or confusing.

The governor and the attorney general's office this year disagreed on an interpretation of federal law as it pertains to illegal immigrants in enrolling in state colleges. Explain your views on this issue.
Roy Cooper - like other famous politicians -- has flipped-flopped on the issue. I will not. North Carolina should not admit known illegal immigrants into our community colleges and university system.

How serious is the problem of gangs is in North Carolina? What should be done to address it?
Under Roy Cooper's leadership, gang violence has exploded and become a threat to our families and state. With an unregulated influx of illegal immigrants, we have gangs that until now had operated on the west coast. This, in combination with urban-based gangs, has created an unparalleled threat to our families and challenge for law enforcement.

My opponent has either ignored this or, for political reasons, didn't want to deal with it. Now, the gangs have a foothold even into our smallest communities. Rooting them out will be tough, but must be a key priority of the next Attorney General. Recently passed gang legislation, praised by Roy Cooper, has been criticized by district attorneys as simply political and not effective in combating gang violence. Apparently Roy Cooper is more interested in declaring victory than he is in doing the hard work needed to solve our gang problems.

How can we combine tough prosecution of criminals with the need to relieve overcrowding in state prisons?
The Attorney's General delay in solving the evidence backlog at state crime labs is creating a revolving door of repeat offenders.

Because their case may be delayed for months or years due to the backlog in processing evidence, many criminals are released on bond. While out on streets awaiting trial, they commit additional crimes. The criminals know that, if and when, they are arrested for the additional crimes, they will seek consolidated charges for a reduced sentence.

Non-violent and non-dealer drug offenders should be tracked into alternative treatment centers and not simply sentenced to standard prisons. Keeping drug offenders away from violent criminals will assist in the rehabilitation process.

Finally, North Carolina must become an unfriendly state for illegal immigrants who commit additional crimes once they get here. The Attorney General must work with local law enforcement and federal authorities to reduce crime committed of illegal aliens. Our strategy to reduce crime and gang violence must include a plan to reduce illegal immigration.