Office: Governor
Antonio Villaraigosa
- Political Party:
Democrat
- Ballot Designation:
Housing Affordability Advocate
- Law Enforcement Contributions:
- Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association PAC
- Peace Officers Research Association of California PAC
- The Los Angeles Port Police Association
- Background:
Antonio Villaraigosa is a former CA Assemblymember and Mayor of Los Angeles from 2005-2013. As Mayor, he notably hired almost 1,000 police officers, creating Los Angeles’ largest police force in history.
- Public Safety Platform:
While Villaraigosa does not have a public safety platform on his campaign website, he does tout his support for law enforcement during his years as mayor, stating he: “Hired nearly 1,000 new police officers, invested in crime prevention and gang intervention strategies that became a federal model, spearheaded anti-domestic violence efforts, and took illegal guns off the streets – from his first year as mayor to his last year in office violent crime plummeted 48%.”
Villariagosa is also endorsed by the Peace Officer’s Research Association of California (PORAC).
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