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City of Los Angeles
Rick Caruso
Mayor of Los Angeles
Democrat
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
50
/ 100
F
Raw: 6 of 12 dynamic max
· 6 of 30 answered
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✝ God First
6/ 70
🏛️ Local First
0/ 30
National Rank
#4,788 of 8,966 · bottom 46.6% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
June 2, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
— until
Registration deadline: 2026-10-19
Early voting: 2026-10-06 – 2026-11-03 (All-mail state — ballots mailed to every voter)
Elections office: (916) 657-2166
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State elections site: California Secretary of State — Elections Division
Official Profile
Religion: Devout Roman Catholic — Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great bestowed by Pope Francis Jan 14 2017 at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels by Abp José Gómez; led consecration/expansion of Our Savior Catholic Church at USC; major donor to Catholic causes; Loyola HS Board Chair.
Education: Pepperdine University School of Law J.D. 1983 (undergraduate degree at USC).
Background: Founder/Executive Chairman, Caruso (real-estate developer — The Grove + Americana at Brand + Palisades Village + Commons at Calabasas + Rosewood Miramar Beach hotel). Former real-estate attorney at Finley Kumble. PRIOR CIVIC POSTS: LA Department of Water & Power Commissioner (youngest ever, age 26); LA Police Commission member 2001-2005 + LA Police Commission PRESIDENT 2001-2003 (appointed by Mayor James Hahn); USC Board of Trustees member from 2007 + USC Board CHAIR 2018-2022; Loyola HS Board Chair; Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute Board of Trustees. PARTY HISTORY (4 flips in 11 yrs): R (long-time) → Decline-to-State 2011 → R again March 2016 ($240K to Kasich super-PAC vs Trump) → Independent 2019 → D Jan 2022 (~3 weeks before LA Mayor filing). 2022 LA MAYOR RACE: lost general 55-45 to Karen Bass after spending >$100M of personal money. 2026 CANDIDACY: Jan 16 2026 publicly announced he will NOT seek any 2026 public office (neither LA Mayor nor CA Governor) per Westside Current + LAMag — focus on Steadfast LA wildfire-recovery nonprofit. FAMILY: wife Tina Caruso (philanthropist + Gigi C swimwear co-founder), married since 1987 (~37 yrs); four children — Alex, Gregory, Justin, Gianna.
[2026-06 RESOLUTE refinement] Status UPDATE: candidacy_status archetype_curated→not_running per Jan 16 2026 public announcement he will NOT seek any 2026 public office (neither LA Mayor nor CA Governor) per Westside Current + LAMag — focused on Steadfast LA wildfire-recovery nonprofit. Lost 2022 LA Mayor general 55-45 to Karen Bass; still a public figure (status remains active). PARTY: D (current registration since Jan 2022) but multi-flip heterodox history R→Decline→R→I→D (4 flips in 11 yrs). RELIGION: Devout Roman Catholic (Papal Knight Commander Jan 14 2017 honor from Pope Francis at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels by Abp José Gómez + led consecration/expansion of USC Our Savior Catholic Church + Loyola HS Board Chair + major Catholic-cause donor). 4 HARD TRUE + 3 HARD FALSE classic-crossover LOCAL profile: public_justice q0 HARD TRUE — HIGH BAR CLEARED (LAPD Commission PRESIDENT 2001-2003 appointed by Mayor Hahn + 2022 LA Mayor platform pledged +1,500 LAPD officers + expanded LAPD budget + UNANIMOUS endorsement of LAPD Police Protective League PAC and board per Spectrum News Feb 2022 + expanded LAPD Gun Unit and doubled gang-prevention workers — affirmative back-the-blue advocacy across 20-year civic-post + 2022 campaign window). public_justice q1 HARD TRUE (June 2024 endorsed Nathan Hochman against progressive DA George Gascón attacking Gascón's 'pro-criminal creeds' per ABC7 + KTLA + 2022 platform mandatory misdemeanor prosecution by City Attorney + expanded LAPD Gun Unit per LAist — direction: opposes cashless-bail / soft-on-crime / rogue-prosecutor Soros-DA policy). christian_liberty q0 HARD TRUE (publicly identified Roman Catholic + accepted Papal Knight Commander Jan 14 2017 honor + led consecration/expansion of USC Our Savior Catholic Church per Angelus News + USC press direct documentation of 'USC mission has roots in his faith' framing per WWD — direction: affirms right to publicly profess Christ in civic and educational spheres). biblical_marriage q4 HARD FALSE (sustained 2022 pro-LGBT mayoral campaign posture per LGBTQ Nation 'transform Los Angeles LGBTQ city's new mayor' framing + 2016 banned Manny Pacquiao from The Grove over anti-same-sex-marriage remarks + Pride-affirming Instagram reel DK0im90yDdv 'Pride is about caring and community' — direction: affirmative LGBTQ+ promotion in public-facing platform; opposes opposition-to-LGBTQ-promotion framework). border_immigration q1 HARD FALSE (June 2025 publicly called Trump ICE deportations 'wrong' and 'cruel' per The Real Deal + partnered with LA Catholic community to raise $110K for ICE-impacted families per Traders Union — direction: opposes mandatory-deportation framework; on-record quote 'I don't think we should be throwing out of the country hard working, good people that we need in our community'). self_defense q1 HARD FALSE (2022 LA Mayor platform proposed expanding safe-storage laws + gun-removal from domestic abusers + expanded LAPD Gun Unit per carusocan.com — new gun-restriction framework not opposition to red-flag/mag-limits per LAtaco coverage). NOT scored sanctity_of_life q0/q1/q2/q3/q4 (current cycle states 'pro-choice' + 'always supported Roe' D-mayoral 2022; 2007 LA Magazine paraphrase opposing-abortion-in-most-cases insufficient for current-cycle; ~$1M FEC/CA Sec State donations history to anti-abortion GOP politicians 2002-2020 — $240K Kasich super-PAC 2016 + $100K Bush 2004 PAC + $50K McCarthy PAC + direct $4-5K Sen McConnell/McCarthy — is FEDERAL-PAC pattern NULL per LOCAL cite-only discipline since donations not tied to a mayoral or local-office vote/statement that aligns with q0-q4 specific cells), biblical_marriage q0/q1/q2/q3 (no marriage-definition / civil-unions / trans-ideology-specific / no-fault-divorce statement located), family_child_sovereignty q0-q4 (USC Board Chair 2018-2022 governance reform did not produce documented CRT/DEI-repudiation; no school-choice/parental-notification/age-verification/faith-adoption statement at LA-mayor-platform level), christian_liberty q1/q2/q3/q4 (no specific conscience-exemption / compelled-speech / public-square-prayer / non-Christian-display-opposition statement located beyond personal Catholic identity), economic_stewardship q0-q4 (no CBDC/sound-money/balanced-budget/usury/ESG-opposition statement — 2022 anti-corruption 'clean up LA' platform attacking city waste/grift does NOT cleanly map to rubric cells), election_integrity q0-q4 (no voter-ID/chain-of-custody/mail-ballot/Zuckerbucks statement located), public_justice q2/q3/q4 (no victim-restitution/proportional-punishment/anti-public-health-excuse/Rom-13:4-magistrate-sword statement located), refuse_state_overreach q0-q4 (no vaccine/mask-mandate/federal-overreach/nullification statement located), border_immigration q0/q2/q3/q4 (no physical-barrier/sanctuary-opposition/E-Verify/birthright-citizenship statement; June 2025 ICE-deportation criticism scores q1 not q2 since 'wrong + cruel' is opposition-to-mandatory-deportation framework not sanctuary-city-opposition), self_defense q0/q2/q3/q4 (no constitutional-carry/NFA-repeal/castle-doctrine/ATF-overreach/UN-arms-treaty statement), foreign_policy_restraint + industry_capture + refuse_federal_overreach (mayoral-rare; Trump-admin economic-advisor 2020 service is biographical only). Net 4 HARD TRUE + 3 HARD FALSE on cited cells; classic-crossover candidate profile — R-coded fiscal/law-and-order + Catholic-faith-institutional alignment but D-coded social + immigration-pro-worker + new-gun-restriction-platform — 19 of 30 standard-scoreable cells NULL with sparse-data UI denominator-floor caveat. Recommend status flag for Adam: candidacy_status not_running 2026; party label D current-registration but multi-flip heterodox marker warranted; consider Christian-institution flag TRUE on Catholic-institutional vector (Papal Knight Commander + Our Savior Church consecration + Loyola HS Chair). Recommend revisiting only if Caruso reverses 2026 not-running announcement or pursues 2028 cycle.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
Candidate (if District Attorney) has committed to prosecuting illegal abortion procedures; (if mayor/council) has supported pro-life city resolutions or refused to declare 'sanctuary city for abortion'
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council/library board) supports local enforcement of age-verification + removes sexualized content from library children's sections
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) has voted against deficit-bond issuances for non-capital city expenditures + supports balanced city budgets without service cuts via tax increases on residents
Not yet verified
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
Not yet verified
Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
Not yet verified
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Not yet verified
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Not yet verified
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
Not yet verified
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
Not yet verified
Official has asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
Not yet verified
Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
Not yet verified
Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
Not yet verified
Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
Not yet verified
Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
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Sources & Evidence
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Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_CarusoEncyclopedia
www.carusocan.com/issues/public-safety/Unclassified
lataco.com/student-walkout-gunsUnclassified
www.lamag.com/article/rick-caruso-has-a-plan/Unclassified
caruso.com/about/rick-caruso/Unclassified
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- [1]HARD: Sustained 2022 pro-LGBT mayoral campaign posture per LGBTQ Nation 'transform Los Angeles LGBTQ city's new mayor' framing + 2016 banned Manny Pacquiao from The Grove over anti-same-sex-marriage remarks + Pride-affirming Instagram reel 'Pride is about caring and community.' Direction: affirmative LGBTQ+ promotion in public-facing campaign platform; opposes opposition-to-LGBTQ-promotion framework. Left
HARD: Sustained 2022 pro-LGBT mayoral campaign posture per LGBTQ Nation 'transform Los Angeles LGBTQ city's new mayor' framing + 2016 banned Manny Pacquiao from The Grove over anti-same-sex-marriage remarks + Pride-affirming Instagram reel 'Pride is about caring and community.' Direction: affirmative LGBTQ+ promotion in public-facing campaign platform; opposes opposition-to-LGBTQ-promotion framework.
- [2]HARD: Sustained 2022 pro-LGBT mayoral campaign posture per LGBTQ Nation 'transform Los Angeles LGBTQ city's new mayor' framing + 2016 banned Manny Pacquiao from The Grove over anti-same-sex-marriage remarks + Pride-affirming Instagram reel 'Pride is about caring and community.' Direction: affirmative LGBTQ+ promotion in public-facing campaign platform; opposes opposition-to-LGBTQ-promotion framework.
HARD: Sustained 2022 pro-LGBT mayoral campaign posture per LGBTQ Nation 'transform Los Angeles LGBTQ city's new mayor' framing + 2016 banned Manny Pacquiao from The Grove over anti-same-sex-marriage remarks + Pride-affirming Instagram reel 'Pride is about caring and community.' Direction: affirmative LGBTQ+ promotion in public-facing campaign platform; opposes opposition-to-LGBTQ-promotion framework.
- [3]HARD: Publicly identified Roman Catholic + accepted Papal Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great honor Jan 14 2017 from Pope Francis at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels by Abp José Gómez + led consecration/expansion of USC Our Savior Catholic Church + USC press direct documentation 'USC mission has roots in his faith' framing. Direction: affirms right to publicly profess Christ in civic, educational, and public-office spheres. Unclassified
HARD: Publicly identified Roman Catholic + accepted Papal Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great honor Jan 14 2017 from Pope Francis at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels by Abp José Gómez + led consecration/expansion of USC Our Savior Catholic Church + USC press direct documentation 'USC mission has roots in his faith' framing. Direction: affirms right to publicly profess Christ in civic, educational, and public-office spheres.
- [4]HARD: Publicly identified Roman Catholic + accepted Papal Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great honor Jan 14 2017 from Pope Francis at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels by Abp José Gómez + led consecration/expansion of USC Our Savior Catholic Church + USC press direct documentation 'USC mission has roots in his faith' framing. Direction: affirms right to publicly profess Christ in civic, educational, and public-office spheres. Unclassified
HARD: Publicly identified Roman Catholic + accepted Papal Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great honor Jan 14 2017 from Pope Francis at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels by Abp José Gómez + led consecration/expansion of USC Our Savior Catholic Church + USC press direct documentation 'USC mission has roots in his faith' framing. Direction: affirms right to publicly profess Christ in civic, educational, and public-office spheres.
- [5]HARD: Publicly identified Roman Catholic + accepted Papal Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great honor Jan 14 2017 from Pope Francis at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels by Abp José Gómez + led consecration/expansion of USC Our Savior Catholic Church + USC press direct documentation 'USC mission has roots in his faith' framing. Direction: affirms right to publicly profess Christ in civic, educational, and public-office spheres. Unclassified
HARD: Publicly identified Roman Catholic + accepted Papal Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great honor Jan 14 2017 from Pope Francis at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels by Abp José Gómez + led consecration/expansion of USC Our Savior Catholic Church + USC press direct documentation 'USC mission has roots in his faith' framing. Direction: affirms right to publicly profess Christ in civic, educational, and public-office spheres.
- [6]HARD: Publicly identified Roman Catholic + accepted Papal Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great honor Jan 14 2017 from Pope Francis at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels by Abp José Gómez + led consecration/expansion of USC Our Savior Catholic Church + USC press direct documentation 'USC mission has roots in his faith' framing. Direction: affirms right to publicly profess Christ in civic, educational, and public-office spheres. Unclassified
HARD: Publicly identified Roman Catholic + accepted Papal Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great honor Jan 14 2017 from Pope Francis at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels by Abp José Gómez + led consecration/expansion of USC Our Savior Catholic Church + USC press direct documentation 'USC mission has roots in his faith' framing. Direction: affirms right to publicly profess Christ in civic, educational, and public-office spheres.
- [7]HARD: June 2025 publicly called Trump ICE deportations 'wrong' and 'cruel' per The Real Deal + partnered with LA Catholic community to raise $110K for ICE-impacted families. On-record quote 'I don't think we should be throwing out of the country hard working, good people that we need in our community.' Direction: opposes mandatory-deportation framework. Unclassified
HARD: June 2025 publicly called Trump ICE deportations 'wrong' and 'cruel' per The Real Deal + partnered with LA Catholic community to raise $110K for ICE-impacted families. On-record quote 'I don't think we should be throwing out of the country hard working, good people that we need in our community.' Direction: opposes mandatory-deportation framework.
- [8]HARD: June 2025 publicly called Trump ICE deportations 'wrong' and 'cruel' per The Real Deal + partnered with LA Catholic community to raise $110K for ICE-impacted families. On-record quote 'I don't think we should be throwing out of the country hard working, good people that we need in our community.' Direction: opposes mandatory-deportation framework. Unclassified
HARD: June 2025 publicly called Trump ICE deportations 'wrong' and 'cruel' per The Real Deal + partnered with LA Catholic community to raise $110K for ICE-impacted families. On-record quote 'I don't think we should be throwing out of the country hard working, good people that we need in our community.' Direction: opposes mandatory-deportation framework.
- [9]HARD: 2022 LA Mayor platform proposed expanding safe-storage laws + gun-removal from domestic abusers + expanded LAPD Gun Unit per carusocan.com public-safety page. Direction: enacted new-gun-restriction framework not opposition to red-flag/mag-limits/'assault weapons' bans/gun registries. Unclassified
HARD: 2022 LA Mayor platform proposed expanding safe-storage laws + gun-removal from domestic abusers + expanded LAPD Gun Unit per carusocan.com public-safety page. Direction: enacted new-gun-restriction framework not opposition to red-flag/mag-limits/'assault weapons' bans/gun registries.
- [10]HARD: 2022 LA Mayor platform proposed expanding safe-storage laws + gun-removal from domestic abusers + expanded LAPD Gun Unit per carusocan.com public-safety page. Direction: enacted new-gun-restriction framework not opposition to red-flag/mag-limits/'assault weapons' bans/gun registries. Unclassified
HARD: 2022 LA Mayor platform proposed expanding safe-storage laws + gun-removal from domestic abusers + expanded LAPD Gun Unit per carusocan.com public-safety page. Direction: enacted new-gun-restriction framework not opposition to red-flag/mag-limits/'assault weapons' bans/gun registries.
- [11]HARD HIGH-BAR CLEARED: LAPD Police Commission PRESIDENT 2001-2003 appointed by Mayor James Hahn + 2022 LA Mayor platform pledged +1,500 LAPD officers + expanded LAPD budget + UNANIMOUS endorsement of LAPD Police Protective League PAC and board per Spectrum News Feb 2022 + expanded LAPD Gun Unit and doubled gang-prevention workers. Direction: affirmative back-the-blue advocacy across 20-year civic-post + 2022 campaign window. Unclassified
HARD HIGH-BAR CLEARED: LAPD Police Commission PRESIDENT 2001-2003 appointed by Mayor James Hahn + 2022 LA Mayor platform pledged +1,500 LAPD officers + expanded LAPD budget + UNANIMOUS endorsement of LAPD Police Protective League PAC and board per Spectrum News Feb 2022 + expanded LAPD Gun Unit and doubled gang-prevention workers. Direction: affirmative back-the-blue advocacy across 20-year civic-post + 2022 campaign window.
- [12]HARD HIGH-BAR CLEARED: LAPD Police Commission PRESIDENT 2001-2003 appointed by Mayor James Hahn + 2022 LA Mayor platform pledged +1,500 LAPD officers + expanded LAPD budget + UNANIMOUS endorsement of LAPD Police Protective League PAC and board per Spectrum News Feb 2022 + expanded LAPD Gun Unit and doubled gang-prevention workers. Direction: affirmative back-the-blue advocacy across 20-year civic-post + 2022 campaign window. Unclassified
HARD HIGH-BAR CLEARED: LAPD Police Commission PRESIDENT 2001-2003 appointed by Mayor James Hahn + 2022 LA Mayor platform pledged +1,500 LAPD officers + expanded LAPD budget + UNANIMOUS endorsement of LAPD Police Protective League PAC and board per Spectrum News Feb 2022 + expanded LAPD Gun Unit and doubled gang-prevention workers. Direction: affirmative back-the-blue advocacy across 20-year civic-post + 2022 campaign window.
- [13]HARD HIGH-BAR CLEARED: LAPD Police Commission PRESIDENT 2001-2003 appointed by Mayor James Hahn + 2022 LA Mayor platform pledged +1,500 LAPD officers + expanded LAPD budget + UNANIMOUS endorsement of LAPD Police Protective League PAC and board per Spectrum News Feb 2022 + expanded LAPD Gun Unit and doubled gang-prevention workers. Direction: affirmative back-the-blue advocacy across 20-year civic-post + 2022 campaign window. Unclassified
HARD HIGH-BAR CLEARED: LAPD Police Commission PRESIDENT 2001-2003 appointed by Mayor James Hahn + 2022 LA Mayor platform pledged +1,500 LAPD officers + expanded LAPD budget + UNANIMOUS endorsement of LAPD Police Protective League PAC and board per Spectrum News Feb 2022 + expanded LAPD Gun Unit and doubled gang-prevention workers. Direction: affirmative back-the-blue advocacy across 20-year civic-post + 2022 campaign window.
- [14]HARD: June 2024 endorsed Nathan Hochman against progressive DA George Gascón attacking Gascón's 'pro-criminal creeds' + 2022 platform mandatory misdemeanor prosecution by City Attorney + expanded LAPD Gun Unit. Direction: opposes cashless-bail / soft-on-crime / rogue-prosecutor Soros-DA policy framework. Unclassified
HARD: June 2024 endorsed Nathan Hochman against progressive DA George Gascón attacking Gascón's 'pro-criminal creeds' + 2022 platform mandatory misdemeanor prosecution by City Attorney + expanded LAPD Gun Unit. Direction: opposes cashless-bail / soft-on-crime / rogue-prosecutor Soros-DA policy framework.
- [15]HARD: June 2024 endorsed Nathan Hochman against progressive DA George Gascón attacking Gascón's 'pro-criminal creeds' + 2022 platform mandatory misdemeanor prosecution by City Attorney + expanded LAPD Gun Unit. Direction: opposes cashless-bail / soft-on-crime / rogue-prosecutor Soros-DA policy framework. Unclassified
HARD: June 2024 endorsed Nathan Hochman against progressive DA George Gascón attacking Gascón's 'pro-criminal creeds' + 2022 platform mandatory misdemeanor prosecution by City Attorney + expanded LAPD Gun Unit. Direction: opposes cashless-bail / soft-on-crime / rogue-prosecutor Soros-DA policy framework.
- [16]HARD: June 2024 endorsed Nathan Hochman against progressive DA George Gascón attacking Gascón's 'pro-criminal creeds' + 2022 platform mandatory misdemeanor prosecution by City Attorney + expanded LAPD Gun Unit. Direction: opposes cashless-bail / soft-on-crime / rogue-prosecutor Soros-DA policy framework. Unclassified
HARD: June 2024 endorsed Nathan Hochman against progressive DA George Gascón attacking Gascón's 'pro-criminal creeds' + 2022 platform mandatory misdemeanor prosecution by City Attorney + expanded LAPD Gun Unit. Direction: opposes cashless-bail / soft-on-crime / rogue-prosecutor Soros-DA policy framework.
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