LOS ANGELES — District Attorney George Gascón will face 11 challengers in the March 5 primary election, including five members of his office and two Los Angeles County Superior Court judges.
The field includes Eric Siddall, a violent crimes prosecutor who has been endorsed by the Association for Deputy District Attorneys, the union representing deputy district attorneys; Maria Ramirez, the head deputy district attorney; supervising district attorney John McKinney; and fellow prosecutors Jonathan Hatami and Lloyd “Bobcat” Masson, according to the final list of qualified candidates released Saturday by the Los Angeles County Registrar- Recorder/County Clerk.
What You Need To Know
- Gascón will face 11 challengers in the March 5 primary election, including five members of his office and two LA County Superior Court judges
- The field includes Eric Siddall, Maria Ramirez, John McKinney, Jonathan Hatami and Lloyd “Bobcat” Masson
- Gascón has been under fire since taking office in December 2020, when he issued a series of directives critics have blasted as being soft on crime
- The March 5 primary also includes races for three seats on the county Board of Supervisors