Whitehouse: I'm Voting for Grosky

By Butch Whitehouse

I am voting for Attorney Jason Grosky for Rockingham County Attorney and urge you to vote for him as well.

I recently retired from the Rockingham County Department of Corrections after 23 years of service, the last four years supervising the video hearings program. There, I got to meet and observe in action all of the candidates running for County Attorney.

Jason Grosky, prosecutor for Salem Police Department, has a passion for his work that I have seen firsthand and he is always well-prepared.

Grosky embraced the capabilities of the video program and his efforts saved taxpayer money. He took a lead role in increasing the use of video conferences for inmates, thus eliminating the need and expense to transport a prisoner – from jail or the state prison – to court. Each physical court trip eliminated saves money and further protects public safety.

Grosky is aggressively targeting those people who victimize others. Many criminals are master manipulators, and their actions during court hearings are no different. It was fascinating to see Attorney Grosky then bring forward the subject’s real history. More than once I have heard criminal defendants say, “once released, I’m never going back to Salem.” Who we elect as County Attorney can have an impact on the level of crime we have to live with.

I am voting for Grosky because I know his being County Attorney will make Rockingham County a safer place to live. Jason did not wait for the incumbent to vacate his seat before deciding to run. He recognized that a change in that office was needed and stepped up to offer voters a change, a fresh start. I believe Grosky is what that office needs.

Over four years of watching prosecutors work every day made me a believer in Jason Grosky.

Sgt. Butch Whitehouse is a retired Rockingham County Department of Corrections employee. He lives in Brentwood.