Ohio
Running for: Prosecuting Attorney, Hamilton County
Judge Fanon Rucker was born and raised in Gary, Indiana as the son of a prosecutor and a social worker. As a child, Fanon experienced crime firsthand: his home was broken into multiple times and his family received death threats. After witnessing the Rodney King riots, Fanon was inspired to go to law school, so after graduating from Hampton University, he went on to the University of Cincinnati College of Law. After 7 years as a prosecutor in Cincinnati, seeking justice for victims of crime, Fanon entered private practice as a civil rights attorney. In 2007, he was appointed as a Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge. And now, Fanon is hoping to bring bold, systemic change to Hamilton County, as the prosecuting attorney.
Priorities:
Keeping communities safe; eliminating cash bail for nonviolent offenses; establish a Conviction Integrity Unit; create or support the creation of a Reentry Court.