Primary defeat: Longtime DA loses to political newcomer

August 14, 2012 at 5:40 pm in River Falls Journal

Sean Froelich, a law school graduate with no prosecutorial experience, handily defeated longtime Pierce County District Attorney John O’Boyle in Tuesday’s primary election. When unofficial total results were posted shortly before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Froelich had out-scored O’Boyle 859 to 593.
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