JUNEAU, Wis. — Dodge County District Attorney Kurt Klomberg is stepping down from his role next month.
In a news release from his office Thursday, Klomberg said he is leaving his current job effective Jan. 13 to take “an employment opportunity that is in my family’s best interests.”
“My father, my wife and my three daughters have made countless sacrifices to allow me to do this work,” he said in the release. “It is time for me to make a sacrifice for them.”
In the release, the outgoing district attorney also highlighted the ongoing challenge of recruiting new attorneys to replace those who are retiring, which he said is in part due to low wages. Klomberg urged lawmakers to address the issue at the state level.
“Unfortunately, across the State, scores of prosecutor retirements and departures coupled with a lack of viable recruits has left many offices without meaningful options for future staffing. Dodge County is suffering from this reality,” he said. “It has resulted from the State’s failure to keep up with the appropriate compensation levels to attract new prosecution talent to these critical public safety positions. Dodge County, and the State, will suffer from this neglect for years to come if the Governor and State Legislature do not act swiftly and decisively.”
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Klomberg has been the county’s district attorney since 2010 and also served as the president of the Wisconsin District Attorneys’ Association.
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