LOS ANGELES – George Gascón’s campaign for Los Angeles DA is proud to announce that the Stonewall Democratic Club has endorsed George Gascón for Los Angeles District Attorney. Since 1975, the Stonewall Democratic Club has been the home for progressive Democrats in Los Angeles who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and straight allies of the LGBT community. Gascón joins the Stonewall Democrats in their commitment to achieving equality for all and to advancing progressive and feminist values through the Democratic Party. Stonewall is an all-volunteer grassroots non-profit political organization and is among the largest Democratic Clubs in California.
“The Stonewall Democratic Club is proud to endorse George Gascón for Los Angeles County District Attorney,” said Lester Aponte, President of Stonewall Democratic Club. “George’s decades of commitment to amplifying voices in the LGBTQ community is exactly the sort of inclusive leadership we need in the largest prosecutors office in the country. LA needs leaders who are not afraid of holding law enforcement accountable, or rich and powerful predators like Ed Buck—instead, we need leadership that is wholeheartedly committed to an equitable justice system. George Gascón has not only the vision of bringing reform to LA, maintaining community involvement, transparency, and accountability—but also the track record to prove he can get it done. Stonewall proudly endorsed George Gascón.“
“The LGBTQ community has successfully overcome hate, bigotry and fear in the nation’s highest courts, but many continue to face barriers to equal protection right here in our communities,” said former District Attorney and Assistant Chief of the LAPD, George Gascón. “Local officials, and particularly the District Attorney, have a responsibility to work with the community to ensure everyone feels safe, and that justice is applied equally irrespective of who you are. We are all entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and this is a truth that remains irrespective of whose arms you find that happiness in. I am incredibly proud to have the support of an organization with a core mission of equality, tolerance, and love.”
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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.