LOS ANGELES — Today, George Gascón’s campaign for Los Angeles District Attorney announced that the former District Attorney and Assistant Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department raised $198,112.12 for the fundraising period ending December 31, 2019.
“This is a grassroots campaign and we’re incredibly proud of the the ground we’ve covered in such a short period of time,” said campaign spokesperson Max Szabo. “The contrasts on policy in this race are just as stark as the persons from whom we’re drawing our support. George Gascón is fueling his campaign with financial support from law professors, death penalty attorneys, non-profit directors and community activists while Jackie Lacey is turning to right wing organizations linked to criminal activity that have raised big bucks for Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and even Richard Mourdock.”
“Much like Donald Trump, Lacey has simply shrugged off the jawdropping volume of conflicts, having raised funds from an attorney against whom she is engaged in active litigation, the parents of a man charged with murder, a chiropractor facing insurance fraud charges, a man convicted of trying to smuggle missile parts to Iran, a Glendale used car dealer who faced consequences for an illegal campaign donation, and of course, Ed Buck. If you’ve got two feet and a heartbeat, Jackie Lacey wants your money.”
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George Gascón grew up in Los Angeles after his family immigrated from Cuba. An army veteran, Gascón served as a Los Angeles Police Department Officer for 30 years, rising to the rank of Assistant Chief of Operations. In 2006 he became Chief of Police in Mesa, Arizona, where he stood up to the hateful and anti-immigrant policies of then Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. In 2009, then-San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed Gascón Chief of Police. Newsom turned to Gascón again in 2011 when he tapped him to be District Attorney to fill the seat vacated by an outoing Kamala Harris who had been elected Attorney General. During his tenure Gascón implemented reforms that are being duplicated across the country while overseeing violent crime and homicides drop to rates not seen in 50 years. After being elected to two terms, Gascón returned to Los Angeles to care for his elderly mother and to be closer to his two daughters and grandchildren in Long Beach. Gascón is married to Fabiola Kramsky, a three-time Emmy Award winning journalist and recipient of the “Premio Nacional de Periodismo,” the highest recognition given to journalists in Mexico.