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I have practiced law in Wyoming since 1994. I began my career as a Deputy County Attorney in Campbell County, prosecuting cases from July of 1995 until September of 1998. From 1999 to 2007, I served as a Public Defender for the Sixth Judicial District, serving Campbell, Crook, and Weston Counties. Since 2007, I have been in private practice. I currently practice at Sanderson Law Office in Afton.

Few attorneys have stood at both tables. I have prosecuted, and I have defended, and that work taught me what a fair case looks like-and what a weak one looks like. A County Attorney needs to know the difference. The County Attorney serves the people of Lincoln County. The office exists to enforce the law equitably. The Constitution is not a suggestion; it is a guarantee, and the citizens of this county deserve a lawyer who treats it that way.

I attended elementary school in Kemmerer, graduated from Star Valley High School, and returned home in 2015. Star Valley and Lincoln County are where my roots are, and it is where I have built my life.

I view the role of County Attorney as one of public trust and stewardship. If elected, I will approach this office with a deep respect for the responsibility it carries and a commitment to serve the citizens of Lincoln County with honesty, professionalism, and sound judgment.

I respectfully ask for your support.

The most important thing to Carmen is to leave a lasting legacy wherein people remember her years later and what she was able to do for them during their trying times.

Why Carmen L. Patterson?

One word — Accountability

What, exactly, is accountability?

accountability

/əˌkoun(t)əˈbilədē/

It is the obligation or willingness to accept responsibility for your actions, decisions, and outcomes.

It means owning up to your duties, avoiding excuses, and being answerable to yourself, a team, or the public, even if there are consequences.

FAQs

Carmen will be accountable to the office, to the taxpayers, and to the people she hires.

Full-time work for full-time pay. Carmen commits to the office as her only legal practice while serving.
No family hires. Period.
Active practitioner who tries cases, not an administrator who lost the courtroom.
Takes domestic violence seriously.

Specific commitments:

Response time to citizen calls
Clear policy on charging decisions
Regular public reports on what the office is doing with taxpayer money

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