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From Fox News: Nathan Hochman defeated incumbent progressive prosecutor George Gascón in the race for Los Angeles County district attorney as crime was seen as a top issue of the election cycle.
Hochman, a former federal prosecutor, campaigned as a “hard middle” candidate, rejecting both mass incarceration and the “public safety failure” of Gascón’s liberal policies, which Hochman said led to increased crime and a lack of consequences for juvenile offenders.
“The voters of Los Angeles County have spoken and have said enough is enough of D.A. Gascón’s pro-criminal extreme policies; they look forward to a safer future,” Hochman said in a statement early Wednesday. “As D.A., I look forward to representing all of the people, whether they voted for me or not, since their safety will be my responsibility.”
The FBI’s preliminary data for 2022 had predicted that violent crime dropped by a slim 2.1% from 2021-2022. The FBI updated the data in October, however, and found that violent crime actually rose by 4.5%.
In a statement on social media, Hochman wrote, “The voters of Los Angeles County have spoken and have said enough is enough of D.A. Gascon’s pro-criminal extreme policies; they look forward to a safer future. As D.A., I look forward to representing all of the people, whether they voted for me or not, since their safety will be my responsibility.”
The voters of Los Angeles County have spoken and have said enough is enough of D.A. Gascon’s pro-criminal extreme policies; they look forward to a safer future. As D.A., I look forward to representing all of the people, whether they voted for me or not, since their safety will be…
— Nathan Hochman (@NathanHochmanDA) November 6, 2024
Gascon was defeated in a BRUTAL landslide.
Initial results show Nathan Hochman leading George Gascón in Los Angeles County D.A. race. https://t.co/TjHUdRBoHZ
See all election results: https://t.co/pyMuDVF8Fy pic.twitter.com/0f8CApaoVS
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) November 6, 2024
Gascon released the following statement:
NEW: Progressive LA DA George Gascon releases statement following his blowout loss last night, calling America’s shift to the right “heartbreaking”.
Gascon was also an architect of CA’s soft on crime Prop 47, which was also overwhelmingly rejected by CA voters via Prop 36. pic.twitter.com/vSEtlYrQ6i
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) November 6, 2024
Nathan Hochman elected Los Angeles County DA, ousting progressive prosecutor George Gascón https://t.co/PiOHF3OSXW
— Nathan Hochman (@NathanHochmanDA) November 6, 2024
Progressive LA DA George Gascón ousted by voters over failed criminal justice reform policies less than 40% of the vote as he lost to Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor who campaigned against the controversial DA’s “public safety failure”https://t.co/FNaAgmMYzP
— Blue Lives Matter (@RetiredNYCPD) November 6, 2024
LA voters have rejected their incumbent Democrat DA #GeorgeGascon, who is facing about 2 dozen retaliation lawsuits from members of the department he runs, in favor of independent #NathanHochman https://t.co/OM4MkfQQOV pic.twitter.com/tmjMqov1uM
— Michael Ruiz (@mikerreports) November 6, 2024
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