Kamala Harris - For California Attorney General 2010

UFW Co-Founder Dolores Huerta Endorses Kamala Harris for Attorney General

SAN FRANCISCO – Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers and one of the nation’s leading voices for working men and women, today announced her support for San Francisco District Attorney Kamala D. Harris’ candidacy for California Attorney General. 

 

“Throughout her career Kamala Harris has been a tireless advocate for children and families whose neighborhoods are under siege,” said Huerta. “Her innovative approach to keeping kids in school has achieved remarkable results in San Francisco, and her overall ‘smart on crime’ record has made our streets safer. I believe that as a career prosecutor, Kamala Harris is best suited to take on the unique challenges of public safety when she is Attorney General.”

 

“I am honored to have the support of Dolores Huerta, a true California hero and a woman who is an inspiration for so many of us,” said Harris. “I look forward to standing side by side with Dolores throughout this campaign and when I am Attorney General.”   

 

As San Francisco’s District Attorney, Harris has used her nearly 20 years of prosecutorial experience to focus intensively on fighting violent crime.  She increased felony conviction rates, expanded services to victims of crime and their families, created new prosecution divisions focused on child assault, public integrity and environmental crimes, and launched innovative initiatives to prevent re-offending and to keep kids in school.  

 

This work is paying off – the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office has more than doubled its trial conviction rate for gun felonies to 90 percent.  Under her leadership, the office has sent 70 percent more serious and violent offenders to State Prison. According to the State of California Department of Justice, the office’s overall felony conviction rate is at its highest point in 14 years. And her anti-truancy initiative helped to increase elementary school attendance by 23%, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

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