From the Hensley campaign:
RAYMORE, MO – Former Democratic Governor Roger Wilson has thrown his support behind fellow Democrat Teresa Hensley for Attorney General in the August primary.
“Democrats need candidates in place to win in November. For 24 years Democrats have had an Attorney General to protect the rights of every Missourian. In 2016, Teresa Hensley is our candidate to win in November. That means we need to elect her on Tuesday, August 2,” said Wilson. “Her 24 years in the courtroom and dedication to Missouri’s most vulnerable, especially children, victims of domestic violence, senior citizens and minorities, makes her the tough and caring choice for Attorney General.”
Teresa Hensley is the only candidate – democrat or republican – with twenty-four years in the courtroom, including a decade as Cass County’s top prosecutor. She has an unmatched record of success with a perfect twenty-one for twenty-one murder conviction rate, hundreds of successful child abuse and sexual assault prosecutions and a record of cracking down on scams against seniors.
The Attorney General is the “people’s attorney” and Teresa Hensley has a record of fighting for fairness and equality, and will protect the most vulnerable, including victims of senior abuse, domestic violence, and especially children.
Teresa Hensley is a lifelong Missourian who currently practices law with her family’s firm in Raymore and is a family law mediator. Teresa was appointed Cass County Prosecuting Attorney in January 2005 and served two full terms. She taught social studies at Leavenworth Public Schools and criminal law at her alma mater, William Jewell College. In 2010 Teresa received the Missouri Attorney General’s Justice Award for Domestic Violence Prevention, and in 2015 she received the Missouri Lawyers’ Public Service Practitioner Award. Teresa participated as a prosecutor in the Child Abuse Response Team and the DWI Task Force. If elected, Teresa would be the first woman in Missouri to serve as attorney general.
