As San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin faces a recall election in two months, out-of-state and legal profession donors have chipped in big to keep him in office. Boudin, a former public defender and son of incarcerated parents, was elected in late 2019 on a progressive platform to reduce the prison population and prosecute police misconduct. The recall in one of the most liberal cities of the country is viewed by many as a referendum on the progressive prosecutor movement in an era of rising crime. During the first quarter of 2022, two political committees supporting Boudin raised $96,500 from donors who gave more than $1,000, nearly a quarter of money from out of California, according to campaign finance disclosure statements filed with the San Francisco Ethics Commission. The Epoch Times took out of the calculation two $50,000 donations between the committees. On Mar. 16, Friends of Chesa Boudin Opposing …
Opposition to Recall of San Francisco Progressive Prosecutor Funded With Out of State Donations
April 5, 2022
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