· George Gascón defeated incumbent Jackie Lacey in the nonpartisan election for Los Angeles County District Attorney on November 3, 2020 . In the nonpartisan March primary, Lacey and Gascón advanced with 48.7% and 28.2% of the vote, respectively. Lacey was first elected in 2012, defeating Alan Jackson 55% to 45%. In 2016, she ran unopposed.
· Next year Sacramento County will elect a new District Attorney for the first time in almost 10 years. Because our current District Attorney, Anne Marie Schubert, recently said …
· Anthony Farrington. Courtesy photo. LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A former Lake County supervisor is throwing his hat into the ring to run for district attorney. Anthony Farrington …
· Incumbent Tom McClintock defeated Jessica Morse in the general election for U.S. House California District 4 on November 6, 2018. Nonpartisan primary election …
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The primary will occur on June 7, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
In the nonpartisan March primary, Lacey and Gascón advanced with 48.7% and 28.2% of the vote, respectively. Lacey was first elected in 2012, defeating Alan Jackson 55% to 45%. In 2016, she ran unopposed. Gascón was first elected as San Francisco district attorney in 2011 in a ranked-choice voting election, winning 62% to 38% in the third round of vote allocations. In 2015, he ran unopposed.
George Gascón defeated incumbent Jackie Lacey in the general election for Los Angeles County District Attorney on November 3, 2020.
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My pioneering mental health reforms have created alternatives to incarceration for thousands of non-violent offenders suffering from mental illness and helped to train over 2,000 law enforcement officers on how to deescalate situations involving people with mental health problems.
Incumbent Jackie Lacey and George Gascón defeated Rachel Rossi in the primary for Los Angeles County District Attorney on March 3, 2020. Incumbents are bolded and underlined.
George Gascón completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Gascón's responses.
The District Attorney is responsible for the prosecution of criminal violations of state law and county ordinances occurring within a county under California Government Code Section 26500. This includes investigation and apprehension, as well as prosecution in court. California Association Of Counties.
Former Sacramento County Deputy District Attorney and 46-year-old Democrat Alana Mathews recently announced plans to run for Sacramento County District Attorney. Mathews earned her BA in Philosophy from Spelman College, a Historically Black College/University (HBCU), in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned a J.D. and an LL.M in Governmental Affairs and Public Policy from McGeorge School of Law. In 2013 and again in 2016, former California Governor Jerry Brown appointed Mathews Public Adviser for the California Energy Commission.
According to its website, Prosecutors Alliance of California is a group of prosecutors “committed to reforming California’s criminal justice system through smart, safe, modern solutions that advance, not just public safety, but human dignity and community well-being.”. I’m not running to be the first Black D.A.
District Attorneys decide whether or not to charge a suspect with a crime, what charges to bring, as well as what penalties to seek. For example, they can decide to charge someone suspected of using illegal drugs with the crime of illegal drug possession. On the other hand, a District Attorney can refer the suspect to a drug treatment program.
The result: AB 392, also known as the Stephon Clark law, raised legal standards in cases where police use deadly force. As Sacramento County District Attorney, Anne Marie Schubert never charged a police officer suspected ...
The 4th Congressional District of California held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Tom McClintock (R) defeated Art Moore (R) in the general election.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Tom McClintock (R) defeated Bob Derlet (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. McClintock and Derlet defeated Sean White (D) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.
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Sept. 20, 2021: The California Citizens Redistricting Commission received official census data signaling the start of its redistricting process.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Tom McClintock ( R) defeated Bob Derlet (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. McClintock and Derlet defeated Sean White (D) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.
The primary will occur on June 7, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.