Nathan Hochman says he wants to eliminate Gascón’s ‘pro-criminal politics’ on day one in office

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Nathan Hochman says public safety was the top concern for voters

District Attorney-elect Nathan Hochman joined FOX 11 News to talk about his election win, what he plans to do once in office and his thoughts on the possible upset of the Menendez brothers.

LOS ANGELES – Just a week after being chosen as LA County’s new district attorney, Nathan Hochman is looking to hit the ground running.

Hochman is sworn in as DA on December 2.

The former federal prosecutor defeated incumbent George Gascón in a landslide. The Associated Press called the race at 01:00 on 6 November with Hochman leading 60% over Gascón, who had only secured 39.9% of the vote.

During a post-election interview with FOX 11, Hochman said the people of LA County chose public safety over politics and that’s why Gascón will soon be out of office.

“It turns out that safety is the crossover issue in 2024. I’ve talked to ultra-left liberals, independents, conservative Republicans, black, white, Latino, Asian, community groups, neighborhood associations up and down this county. And while they are don’t agree on much, they agree on this, that the safety of themselves and their family actually matters more than political affiliations, as far as I could tell,” Hochman told FOX 11.

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On day one in office, Hochman said he would eliminate the Gascóns extreme pro-crime politics. Hochman said Gascón’s policies have led to an increase in crime throughout the county.

As DA, Hochman said his goal is to strengthen law enforcement, prosecutors, victims’ groups, store owners and residents of LA County.

“They are tired of their cars being broken into and their homes being robbed. If they are shop owners where their shops are searched. And they want to bring back accountability. They wanted proportional, they wanted smarts, they wanted common sense. They want law enforcement to do a good job, but they want them to do that job,” Hochman said.

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Throughout his campaign, Hochman said he plans to work hard in the middle and take politics out of the DA’s office.

“I reject extremes on both ends of the pendulum swing, whether it’s Gascón’s exclusionary policy that said certain crimes and certain criminals would not be prosecuted regardless of the facts of the law, but also mass incarceration policies,” he said. “Again, an extreme policy that saying we don’t look at the facts and the law.”

His plans also include allowing prosecutors to once again accompany victims on parole, restoring opportunities for rehabilitation for those suffering from mental illness and/or substance abuse, and restoring opportunities and skills for those going to prison.