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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 ...
Of those polled, 35% held a favorable opinion of Hochman and just 7% viewed him unfavorably. Hochman has repeatedly hammered home the idea that the incumbent's policies have left the public less safe.
The district attorney's office filed charges in just 47% of the misdemeanor cases it was presented last year, down from 72% in 2020, then-Dist. Atty. Jackie Lacey's final year in office.
L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón sailed into office in 2020 during a nationwide push for criminal justice reform. Now a large field is running to deny him a second term.
Read more:Your guide to the L.A. County district attorney's race: Gascón vs. Hochman Hochman countered that the poll results are still indicative of an electorate frustrated with Gascón.
Hochman previously ran unsuccessfully for California attorney general in 2022 as a Republican, but the self-described lifelong centrist was an independent in this race. With Post wires Show comments
Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón, left, and former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman, Gascón's challenger in the November election, have agreed to an Oct. 8 debate.
Returns as of Wednesday morning showed Hochman receiving more than 1.4 million votes and Gascón around 890,000 — or about 61% to 38% in favor of the challenger.