When George Gascón ousted Jackie Lacey from office in 2020, it marked the end of the most expensive district attorney’s race in Los Angeles County history.
Four years later, the money is flowing again — just not to Gascón.
Gascón raked in $13 million in 2020, with more than half coming from committees organized by wealthy San Francisco Bay Area residents shelling out to support criminal justice reforms after the murder of George Floyd. Lacey stockpiled $7 million, with 72% of that money coming from police unions’ political committees.
Those law enforcement factions have returned in 2024 to boost Gascón’s challenger, former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman. But the wellspring of progressive cash that fueled Gascón’s run for office in 2020 has dried up when he needs it most for his flagging reelection bid.