Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman, who ran a campaign focused on restoring public safety in Los Angeles, seems likely to oust Dist. Atty. George Gascón from office, according to early returns.
A tumultuous first term in office for Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón seems likely to end in a failed reelection bid, as he trails challenger Nathan Hochman by nearly 20 percentage points in early returns. Gascón swept into office in 2020 on a promise of reform and restorative justice, but Hochman — a former federal prosecutor and defense attorney — has spent months painting the incumbent as responsible for increases in crime and homelessness around L.A.
There were much larger increases in violent crime in California counties that are home to more traditional prosecutors, and violent crime has been trending down in the city of Los Angeles this year, but voters seemed to lay the blame for the county's increase solely at Gascón's feet. Born in L.A., Hochman was a varsity tennis player at Beverly Hills High School before attending Brown University and Stanford Law School.
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