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Gascón and Hochman will compete in November in the race to lead an agency that prosecutes cases in the most populous county in the U.S. Hochman was a one-time California attorney general candidate.
Attorney Nathan Hochman has "broad-based support" across many groups of potential L.A. County voters in his race against Dist. Atty. George Gascón, according to a new UC Berkeley poll cosponsored ...
Violent crime jumped 8% in Los Angeles County from 2019 to 2023, according to California Department of Justice Data, the Los Angeles Times reported — although it rose more in other California ...
After earning a Bachelor of Arts in history from California State–Long Beach, Gascón joined the Los Angeles Police Department as a patrol officer. During his tenure with the Los Angeles Police Department, he attained the rank of assistant chief of police under Chief William Bratton .
Hochman, 60, is running as a centrist in deeply blue L.A. County. He ran on a GOP ticket as recently as 2022, when he lost the race for state attorney general to Democrat Rob Bonta by nearly 2 ...
Hochman was the Republican nominee for the 2022 California Attorney General election, [19] losing the election to Democrat Rob Bonta. [20] Hochman ran as an independent candidate for Los Angeles County District Attorney. [21] In the March 5, 2024, primary, Hochman advanced to the general election against incumbent George Gascón. [22]
In a virtual forum marked by technical glitches and attacks by both candidates, the incumbent and challenger offered competing visions for improving public safety.
A tumultuous first term in office for Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón ended in a failed reelection bid Tuesday night, with challenger Nathan Hochman defeating him by a wide margin.