Orange County’s new District Attorney, Todd Spitzer, said during his swearing-in ceremony Monday night there will be sweeping changes at the prosecutor’s office.
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Final OC Election Results: Democrats Win Big as GOP Looks to 2020
Midterm voters turned out in OC at the highest rate in decades and Democrats gained major wins in local Congressional and state legislative seats.
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Latest OC Election Results (Nov. 13): Democrat Pulls Ahead in Key House Race; DA Preps Handoff to Spitzer
Democrat Katie Porter pulled ahead of Republican Congresswoman Mimi Walters, and DA Tony Rackauckas announced his office will be transitioning to Spitzer’s administration over the next few weeks. Here are the latest counts as of 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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Spitzer, Leading in DA Results, Starts Laying Out Plans for Prosecutor’s Office
Spitzer said he plans to step up prosecutions of hate crimes, will meet regularly with communities that feel they’re treated unfairly by law enforcement, will not evaluate prosecutors based on conviction rates, and will hold police officers and prosecutors accountable.
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Spitzer Declares Victory in DA Run; At Least 40 Percent of Vote Left to Count
Spitzer was up by 5.8 percentage points in the latest ballot count. There was no word of a concession by his opponent, incumbent DA Tony Rackauckas.
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OC District Attorney Face-Off [Latest Election Night Count]
The DA face-off, years in the making, pitted Rackauckas against his former heir apparent, Todd Spitzer.
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Mitchell: Tony Rackauckas – A Threat to Public Safety
Bill Mitchell, former chair for Orange County Common Cause and a local business attorney, writes about why incumbent District Attorney Tony Rackauckas should not be re-elected.
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Grindle: Time for New Leadership in the District Attorney’s Office
Longtime campaign finance watchdog Shirley Grindle writes about why she supports Todd Spitzer for Orange County District Attorney.
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Kang Schroeder: District Attorney Tony Rackauckas is a Proven and Steady Crime Fighter
Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff for OC District Attorney Tony Rackauckas weighs in on the DA’s race, providing her top 10 reasons why Rackauckas should remain as DA and his opponent, Todd Spitzer, should not be elected to the post.
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Spitzer: Defending The Public’s Right to Know
Todd Spitzer, Orange County Supervisor and Candidate for District Attorney vows to uphold transparency laws and protect the public’s right to know.
