HELENA, MT – The Obama campaign announced today the endorsements of twelve Montana county attorneys. These leaders from across Montana cited Senator Obama’s strong record of supporting law enforcement as well as his commitment to protecting individual rights that are important to the lives of all Montanans.

"Respect for the law, especially the Constitution, is the cornerstone of all our freedoms,” said Missoula County Attorney Fred Van Valkenburg. “It is absolutely essential to our future that we restore the utmost respect for the administration of the law in our country. We, as elected Montana prosecutors, believe that Barack Obama's background teaching constitutional law and his service in the U.S. Senate demonstrate his commitment to that concept. We, therefore endorse his candidacy in the Montana primary for the Democratic nomination for President."
 
The full list of endorsers can be found below:

MONTANA COUNTY ATTORNEYS FOR OBAMA:
 
Bernard Cassidy, Lincoln County Attorney                                                            
George Corn, Ravalli County Attorney                                                             
Larry Epstein, Glacier County Attorney                                                             
Jed Fitch, County Attorney, Beaverhead County
Leo Gallagher, Lewis & Clark County Attorney
Wyatt Glade County Attorney, Custer County                           
Brant Light, Cascade County Attorney                                                       
Robert McCarthy, Butte-Silver Bow County Attorney
Cyndee Peterson, Hill County Attorney                                                            
Ryan Rusche, Roosevelt County Attorney                                        
Fred Van Valkenburg, Missoula  County Attorney                             
Mike Weber, Richland County Attorney