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Challenger’s Campaign Says:
Public Filings Show Donations to Hochman Outdistance Those to Gascón by Nine Times
By a MetNews Staff Writer
Campaign contributions going to District Attorney George Gascón are dwarfed by those given to his challenger, former Assistant U.S. Attorney General Nathan Hochman, a press release issued yesterday by Hochman’s campaign says.
It reports that Hochman raised $1.56 million between Feb. 18 and June 30, and that his campaign committee had more than $1.1 million cash on hand as of June 30, according to public filings, while Gascón raised $166,000 during the same period and had $46,000 in the bank.
The press release remarks:
“Not surprisingly, Gascon received contributions from more deputy public defenders and criminal defense attorneys than from the prosecutors he supervises. In fact, the only deputy district attorney to contribute to Gascon’s campaign was Diana Teran, his No. 3 in command, who is currently awaiting trial on 11 felony charges for misusing confidential law enforcement records. She gave him $500.”
Hochman is quoted as saying:
“These fundraising numbers are not surprising because George Gascon is the most unpopular District Attorney in modern history. I have spent the past year traveling throughout this great county and I hear the same thing everywhere I go: The public feels less safe than they did before Gascon was elected and they want change.
“On Nov. 5, we all have an opportunity to put an end to a dark chapter of L.A. County history and send a message to law enforcement, crime victims and criminals—we will no longer tolerate crime that has eroded our quality of life for the past four years.”
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