Jon A. Dartt, Candidate for Circuit Court Judge

About the Candidate

Education and Experience

• graduated from South Spencer High School, 1984
• B.S. in Criminal Justice, Indiana University, 1988
• J.D. (law degree) from Indiana University, 1991
• Spencer County Prosecuting Attorney since 1999

Community and Professional Activities

• Child Protection Team member
• President of Christian Resource Center Board
• Domestic violence/sexual assault Task Force member
• Member of Spencer County Hospice
• Member of Board of Directors of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council
• youth basketball coach
• youth baseball coach
• Member and Sunday School Teacher- Larking Baptist Church in Patronville

Biography

Jon grew up in Spencer County, the son of Mark and Charlotte Dartt and currently lives outside of Rockport with his wife Angie and their two children, Evan and Emily. Jon has served as Spencer County Prosecutor for almost 10 years and has been active against the county's drug problem and taken strong stands against child molesting and violent crime including seeking the death penalty against the murderer of a Spencer County teenager. Jon coaches youth sports and is active in many community organizations such as chairman of the Christian Resource Center board, South Spencer Youth League board, Upward Basketball, Child Protection Team, and the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Task Force. He is also a member, deacon, children's church leader, assistant Sunday School teacher, and puppeteer at Larkin Baptist Church in Patronville. Jon has 24 years training and experience in criminal and civil law, including criminal justice and law degrees from Indiana University. He has been an attorney for 17 years. He worked for the Indiana Court of Appeals as a judicial law clerk where he reviewed cases from all over the State and has served as temporary judge in Spencer County in the past. In 2002, Jon was selected Most Outstanding Young Elected Leader in Indiana by the Junior Chamber of Commerce for his wrok against drugs.

Awards

Most Outstanding Young Elected Leader in the State of Indiana award from the Indiana Junior Chamber of Commerce in 2002.

Goals and Accomplishments

Jon is running for judge to make our county safer and to modernize and restructure our court system so that it will better protect our kids and citizens and so that court cases will move faster. His top priorities are: restructure and strengthen the way child neglect and abuse cases are handled along with implementing new policies for the court's juvenile and probation departments-- especially as to repeat offenders, better collection of restitution payments, establishment of the first "night court" for working families. He also would like to begin a "family court", a "child support court", a CASA Program, and a "truancy court" as exist in many other counties to make kids the top priority of our court system. Jon will work to resolve all cases fairly and impartially.

Contact the Candidate

219 Main Street
Rockport, IN 47635
(812) 649-6038
jdartt@spencerdemocrats.org