Kamala Harris endorses George Gascón in competitive Los Angeles County D.A's race
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris has thrown her support behind George Gascón in his bid to unseat Jackie Lacey as Los Angeles County’s top prosecutor, campaign officials said Tuesday.
“As D.A. of San Francisco, George led fights to reform the Three Strikes Law, decrease the state prison population and get people convicted of nonviolent offenses greater opportunities to get their lives back on track,” Harris said in a statement. “As D.A. of L.A. County, I know George Gascón will work every day to keep our communities safe and demand real accountability from our justice system and real justice for every Angeleno.
that featured tense exchanges between Lacey and her opponents as well as several interruptions by protesters.Lacey has refused to engage in any more public debates after demonstrators caused a ruckus at that event, a decision that has drawn significant criticism. But Gascón picked up a pair of significant endorsements in recent weeks, including Rep. Maxine Waters . The state chapter of the Real Justice political action committee, which has supported several criminal justice reform candidates in district attorney elections throughout the U.S., also issued a joint endorsement of Gascón and Rossi last week.
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