The public is paranoid enough that their elected officials are all dishonest and looking to line their own pockets so when one of them is proven to be as bad as the public believes, the full power of the law ought to come down on them.

That appears to be what’s about to happen to Milwaukee County Supervisor Toni Clark. Clark is expected to accept a plea deal and plead guilty to falsifying campaign finance documents which is a felony. Convicted felons are not allowed to hold public office which means that as soon as her conviction becomes official, her representation of her district ends.

Clark came onto the political landscape a few years ago by bashing then-County Supervisor Robert Krug. Krug, who had served as a hard-working full-time Supervisor, had represented the far north side district for years but Clark promised change and had implied that Krug didn’t do enough while serving as Supervisor. After taking office, Clark decided to only serve part-time while taking the full-time salary, meaning the district which had in the past had many projects and strong representation, now had no one to lobby on their behalf.

Clark did show up for required meetings, but developed a reputation among her peers for doing little more than the minimum — something many of her constituents were left unaware of. One thing that Clark did however, was to hold a fundraiser and rather than use it for her campaign, she pocketed the cash. Nothing was raised for her she claimed, but donors to her campaign cried foul when they discovered that the money they had given to her went into her personal bank account.

So is Clark a loss for her district? Certainly not. If anything, her constituents will once again have an opportunity to elect a new County Supervisor. Let’s hope that this time they make a better choice.