{"id":1369649,"date":"2022-03-10T11:22:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T16:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1369649"},"modified":"2022-03-10T16:25:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T21:25:57","slug":"democrat-l-a-county-sheriff-endorses-republican-candidate-for-attorney-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-l-a-county-sheriff-endorses-republican-candidate-for-attorney-general\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat L.A. County Sheriff Endorses Republican Candidate For Attorney General"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-l-a-county-sheriff-endorses-republican-candidate-for-attorney-general%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1369649&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Villanueva.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva \u2013 who describes himself as \u201ca proud Democrat\u201d \u2013 has endorsed a Republican running to become California\u2019s Attorney General, the top law enforcement officer in the nation\u2019s most populous state.<\/p>\n<p>Villanueva appeared at a press conference on Thursday morning to show his support for Nathan Hochman, a moderate Republican who was appointed to serve as Assistant U.S. Attorney General in 2008 by then-President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>Hochman is running against incumbent Rob Bonta, a progressive Democrat closely aligned with the criminal justice reform movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a supporter of Nathan\u2019s because it\u2019s time we get serious about reducing crime, ending homelessness, and holding those in power accountable when they abuse that power or engage in corruption,\u201d said Villanueva. \u201cI want a partner at the state attorney general\u2019s office \u2026 that will actually hold criminals accountable. We also need smart and intelligent leaders who can help law enforcement across the state and target and arrest the most notorious criminals, get guns off the streets, and investigate major crime sprees and political corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bonta\u2019s office is currently reviewing several investigations conducted by Villanueva\u2019s department. An L.A. County official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-02-01\/attorney-general-sheriff-public-corruption-unit\">claimed<\/a> in a letter to Bonta that the sheriff had \u201cused these investigations to discourage legitimate oversight of himself and the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department and to retaliate against any public official who criticizes him or the Sheriff\u2019s Department.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many California insiders expect the AG race to be a referendum on so-called \u201creform-minded\u201d prosecutors in the state, notably L.A. County District Attorney George Gasc\u00f3n and San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin. Hochman claims AG Bonta, Gasc\u00f3n, and Boudin have \u201cformed an alliance,\u201d describing the trio as \u201cThe Let \u2018Em Go Guys,\u201d referencing their progressive policies he says have \u201cemboldened criminals and hurt victims.\u201d Law enforcement groups have criticized them for being \u201csoft on crime\u201d and advocating for strict oversight of police officers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LET \u2018EM GO GUY AG Bonta and his fellow LET \u2018EM GO GUYS DAs Gascon and Boudin have formed an alliance that has emboldened criminals and hurt victims.  We need to let them go and bring in someone who will do the job <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NathanHochmanforAG?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NathanHochmanforAG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VIa1RRT5O3\">pic.twitter.com\/VIa1RRT5O3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nathan Hochman (@NathanHochmanAG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NathanHochmanAG\/status\/1500322132026281992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cRob Bonta is a supporter of George Gasc\u00f3n and Chesa Boudin, and their philosophies in their district are, \u2018Don\u2019t put people in jail who\u2019ve committed violent and serious offenses for the full extent of the law,\u2019\u201d Hochman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/AG-Rob-Bonta-calls-himself-the-people-s-16285805.php\">told<\/a> the San Francisco Chronicle last year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Proud to support <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgeGascon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GeorgeGascon<\/a> for Los Angeles County District Attorney!  He is a powerful and courageous reformer who will infuse our criminal justice system with more compassion, humanity, and safety! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D8mTmC2EqS\">pic.twitter.com\/D8mTmC2EqS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Bonta (@RobBonta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobBonta\/status\/1232884696876339200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During Thursday\u2019s press conference, Hochman committed to Sheriff Villanueva to be a staunch ally of law enforcement if elected California\u2019s top cop.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not going to defund the police,\u201d vowed Hochman. \u201cI will provide more funds to the police so that they can do a better job, and I will treat them as partners in the solutions, rather than as enemies and part of the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bonta became the first Filipino American to serve as California\u2019s attorney general last year after being appointed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to fill a vacancy left by Xavier Becerra, who had resigned to join President Joe Biden\u2019s cabinet as Health and Human Services secretary.<\/p>\n<p>The Mercury News reported that Bonta had been \u201ca favorite of law enforcement groups,\u201d but he told the outlet that he would stop accepting contributions from police and prison guard unions in his new role. As a member of the state Assembly, Bonta advocated to end cash bail and abolish the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Hochman lashed out at Bonta, pointing out that he had \u201cnever been a member of law enforcement\u201d before his appointment and was selected by Newsom \u201cwithout any qualifications to bring safety or security to Californians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI commit to you, as California\u2019s next attorney general, that I will do my job. I will enforce the laws of California and bring safety and security back to this state,\u201d said Hochman during Thursday\u2019s press conference. \u201cPeople are fed up, they\u2019re frustrated, they\u2019re looking for fighters, and I will be that fighter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The primary election is set for June 7, with the general election slated for November 8. Sacramento County D.A. Anne Marie Schubert, a former Republican who is now an independent, has also entered the race, along with Republican Eric Early, an attorney who got trounced when running against Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva \u2013 who describes himself as \u201ca proud Democrat\u201d \u2013 has endorsed a Republican running to become California\u2019s Attorney General, the top law enforcement officer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1369649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1369649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1369649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1369649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1369649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1369649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}