Nathan Hochman ousts embattled liberal prosecutor George Gascón as LA County DA amid crime concerns
Nathan Hochman defeated incumbent progressive prosecutor George Gascón in the race for Los Angeles County district attorney as crime was seen as a top issue of the election cycle. Hochman, a former federal prosecutor, campaigned as a “hard middle” candidate, rejecting both mass incarceration and the “public safety failure” of Gascón’s liberal policies, which Hochman…