Harris Picks Up Key Endorsements in AG Race
Written by Bruce Little on April 22nd, 2010
Not a bad two weeks for Kamala Harris, candidate for state Attorney General. She picked up endorsements from the CA Democratic Party, LA Mayor Antonio Villaregosa, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California, a coalition of more than 700,000 working Californians. Harris is currently the San Francisco District Attorney and she has raised the felony conviction rate in San Francisco to 67%, the highest in over a decade.
But she’s not just tough on crime, Kamala has completely revolutionized the District Attorney’s office by implementing progressive, creative programs that also seek to be “smart on crime.” In addition to increasing convictions for serious and violent crimes, she has also championed education by using truancy statutes to improve attendance at schools and has pioneered programs to protect and aid the families of victims. She hopes to bring this same progressive approach to the Attorney General’s office on issues of prison reform, education, and the environment.
