Campaign News

LOS ANGELES –Today, two-time Women’s World Cup Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and activist Megan Rapinoe endorsed George Gascón to be LA County’s next District Attorney. Rapinoe has been an outspoken social justice advocate on and off the field, championing equal pay, racial equality, and LGBTQ rights, among other causes. In announcing her support, Rapinoe said: “George […]

LOS ANGELES – The November contest between Lacey and former San Francisco Dist. Atty. George Gascón to oversee the nation’s largest prosecutor’s office had already been framed as a test of appetites for criminal justice reform, with Gascón the flag-bearer for a nationwide movement to elect progressive prosecutors and Lacey representing a more traditional approach […]

LOS ANGELES – Today, Congressman Alan Lowenthal joined U.S. Senators Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, the Los Angeles Democratic Party, the LA Times, LA Daily News and scores more in throwing his support behind George Gascón for Los Angeles District Attorney.  Recently, Congressman Adam Schiff and Assemblywoman Laura Friedman pulled their support for the incumbent, […]

“These reform issues — and their profound effect on racial disparities — are now in the forefront of talk from living rooms to the streets. For a district attorney’s race, a reform agenda has gone from tough sell to impossible to avoid […]”

LOS ANGELES – Today, George Gascón called on Attorney General Xavier Becerra to take over the investigation in the fatal officer involved shooting of Daniel Hernandez that occurred on April 23, 2020. The involved officer, Toni McBride, is the daughter of the Los Angeles Police Department’s union director, Jamie McBride, which creates a conflict of interest […]