Carl Brizzi for Prosecutor

Carl Brizzi was elected Marion County Prosecutor in November 2002 with 53% of the vote. Brizzi centered his campaign on the belief that, “Criminals have a choice, victims don’t.” When Carl assumed office in January 2003, he brought his philosophy of victim-centered prosecution to the Marion County Prosecutor’s office.

Using his comprehensive plan titled the “Brizzi Brief,” Carl focused the efforts of the Prosecutor’s office on prosecuting without apology the worst offenders and creating innovative crime prevention programs. Carl was a leader in changing Indiana law to allow law enforcement officers to use sting operations to catch those soliciting children over the Internet. Carl has aggressively prosecuted those who make, sell and use Methamphetamine. In 2005, Carl’s office achieved a 95% conviction rate in Meth cases. As former Chief Gang Prosecutor, Carl understands the danger associated with increased gang activity. For this reason, he fought to pass legislation that doubles the prison sentence for certain gang-related crimes.

In addition to tough prosecution, Carl also makes it a priority to engage in efforts that will help prevent crime. In October 2003, he kicked off the Mentor Network with Colts Coach Tony Dungy. Brizzi believes that a caring relationship with an adult is the best way to keep children on the right track. Carl created MY-KID (Mentoring Youth-Kids Improving Directions), a mentoring program that pairs one volunteer with three middle school students and developed the EKG (Educating Kids about Gun Violence) program aimed at reducing youth gun violence.

Under Prosecutor Brizzi’s leadership, the child support division set a record for collections in 2005 – over $86 million - for Marion County’s children. Carl also fulfilled his promise of opening a satellite office to assist busy parents in collecting child support.

Carl Brizzi was a deputy prosecutor and the Chief Gang Prosecutor under former Marion County Prosecutor Scott Newman. He also served as Chief Investigative Council with the United States House of Representatives and was a founding partner in the law firm of Brizzi, Collignon & Dietrick.

Carl was raised in Indianapolis and attended Christ the King Elementary School, Bishop Chatard High School, and is a graduate of North Central High School. He received his B.A. in Political Science from Indiana University and earned his law degree from Valparaiso School of Law.

Carl lives in Washington Township with his wife Melanie and four children: Catherine 14, Emily 11, Lauren 7 and C.J. 4.