Three seek the job as county's chief law-enforcement officer - Palo Alto Online

The contentious race for the Santa Clara County district attorney's seat is pitting a trailblazing incumbent against a seasoned public defender and a former deputy district attorney who has sued the DA's office.

Current DA Jeff Rosen has held the office for three terms and is seeking another on a platform of realistic reform that works. Public Defender Sajid Khan has waged a vigorous campaign to unseat him, running on a platform that would more deeply reform the DA's office with fewer prosecutions and more diversion programs to address the root causes of crime. Daniel Chung is campaigning on a nuts-and-bolts reading of the role of the DA as a prosecutor and enforcer of the law — not a legislator or a social worker.

In the June 7 primary, voters will select the top two candidates to move on to the general election in the fall, unless one contender garners more than 50% of the votes and is thus declared the winner.

Here are the candidates' views on how best to prosecute criminals, work with defendants, aid victims and reform the Office of the District Attorney.

Daniel Chung — A moderate seeking systemic change

Former Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Daniel Chung, 32, wants the District Attorney's Office to get back to the basics: enforce laws and prosecute serious, violent and repeat offenders.

source: https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2022/05/06/three-seek-the-job-as-countys-chief-law-enforcement-officer

Your content is great. However, if any of the content contained herein violates any rights of yours, including those of copyright, please contact us immediately by e-mail at media[@]kissrpr.com.