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Former California Assembly Speaker John Pérez Endorses Leif Dautch for District Attorney
Speaker Pérez joins dozens of elected officials, commissioners, and community leaders supporting Dautch's grassroots campaign for San Francisco District Attorney.
State prosecutor Leif Dautch announced the endorsement of California Assembly Speaker Emeritus John A. Pérez in his campaign for District Attorney of San Francisco. As an experienced prosecutor and former Commission President, Dautch is running a strong grassroots campaign focused on homelessness, quality of life issues, and environmental justice.
Speaker Pérez said: “I am proud to support Leif Dautch in his campaign for San Francisco District Attorney. Leif’s experience in prosecuting criminal cases at the state and local level combined with his background in environmental and human rights advocacy makes him an ideal fit for San Francisco’s future. San Francisco needs a District Attorney who can be both tough on violent crime and smart about progressive criminal justice reforms - I am confident that Leif Dautch is the candidate who can do both.”
John A. Pérez was elected Speaker of the California State Assembly in 2010, becoming the first openly gay Speaker to be elected to lead a state house. As Speaker, he brought together his colleagues to end California’s era of chronic budget deficits. He also authored the landmark Middle Class Scholarship which provided relief for students struggling to afford increasing tuition rates.
Dautch said that he is “honored to have the early support of Speaker Pérez, whose efforts on behalf of working people, social justice, and public safety have always inspired me.”
Dautch is a California native who graduated with honors from Yale College and Harvard Law School. After clerking on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, he joined the California Department of Justice, working as a prosecutor for Attorneys General Kamala Harris and Xavier Becerra. In six years as a Deputy Attorney General, Dautch has prosecuted more than 400 criminal cases in state and federal court - from trials to arguments before the California Supreme Court. He has also testified before the California State Assembly and State Senate on issues ranging from human trafficking to environmental protection.
In 2016, Mayor Ed Lee appointed Dautch to the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Commission, where he was elected Commission President by his peers. He also serves as the Vice Chair of the California State Bar’s Criminal Law Executive Committee, and has written for the San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner on the auto burglary epidemic and environmental contamination in the Hunters Point Shipyard.
Momentum is building behind Dautch’s DA campaign, with endorsements from more than 60 elected officials, commissioners, and community leaders.
Speaker Pérez said: “I am proud to support Leif Dautch in his campaign for San Francisco District Attorney. Leif’s experience in prosecuting criminal cases at the state and local level combined with his background in environmental and human rights advocacy makes him an ideal fit for San Francisco’s future. San Francisco needs a District Attorney who can be both tough on violent crime and smart about progressive criminal justice reforms - I am confident that Leif Dautch is the candidate who can do both.”
John A. Pérez was elected Speaker of the California State Assembly in 2010, becoming the first openly gay Speaker to be elected to lead a state house. As Speaker, he brought together his colleagues to end California’s era of chronic budget deficits. He also authored the landmark Middle Class Scholarship which provided relief for students struggling to afford increasing tuition rates.
Dautch said that he is “honored to have the early support of Speaker Pérez, whose efforts on behalf of working people, social justice, and public safety have always inspired me.”
Dautch is a California native who graduated with honors from Yale College and Harvard Law School. After clerking on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, he joined the California Department of Justice, working as a prosecutor for Attorneys General Kamala Harris and Xavier Becerra. In six years as a Deputy Attorney General, Dautch has prosecuted more than 400 criminal cases in state and federal court - from trials to arguments before the California Supreme Court. He has also testified before the California State Assembly and State Senate on issues ranging from human trafficking to environmental protection.
In 2016, Mayor Ed Lee appointed Dautch to the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Commission, where he was elected Commission President by his peers. He also serves as the Vice Chair of the California State Bar’s Criminal Law Executive Committee, and has written for the San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner on the auto burglary epidemic and environmental contamination in the Hunters Point Shipyard.
Momentum is building behind Dautch’s DA campaign, with endorsements from more than 60 elected officials, commissioners, and community leaders.
For more information:
https://leif2019.com
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