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Los Angeles County, CA March 2, 2004 Election
District Attorney; County of Los Angeles Voter Information

Results as of Mar 29 10:59am, 100.00% of Precincts Reporting (4,571/4,571)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Steve Cooley Click here for more information about this candidate 596,616 votes 59.15%

  • Occupation: Los Angeles County District Attorney
  • USC Law School Graduate
  • 30-year Criminal Prosecutor
  • Former LAPD Reserve Officer
  • "Crime Victims Star of the Year" - Justice for Homicide Victims
  • "Community Justice Award" - California NAACP
  • "1998 Alumnus of the Year" - Cal State University Los Angeles
Priorities:
  • STEVE COOLEY IS AN INDEPENDENT PROSECUTOR whose top priority is to take violent criminals off the street and seek justice for their victims.
  • STEVE COOLEY increased gang prosecutions and expanded programs to prevent crime and keep our kids safe from gangs, guns, drugs and internet predators.
  • STEVE COOLEY created the Victim Impact Program to assure special protection for the most vulnerable crime victims + the elderly, victims of child and
Nick Pacheco Click here for more information about this candidate 151,360 votes 15.01%
  • Occupation: Municipal Attorney
  • Deputy District Attorney 1995-1999
  • Councilmember, City of Los Angeles 1999-2003
  • Loyola Law School 1994
  • UC Berkeley 1988
  • Loyola High School 1982
Priorities:
  • Fighting Gun Violence in Our Communities/Tackling Gang Problem
  • Restoration of Environmental Crime Prosecution Unit
  • Smart Prosecutor Agenda to Reduce Crime
Denise Beryl Moehlman Click here for more information about this candidate 91,667 votes 9.09%
  • Occupation: Criminal Prosecutor
  • 15 YEAR VETERAN PROSECUTOR
  • TRIED IN EXCESS OF ONE HUNDRED CASES
  • EXCELLENT TRIAL RECORD, PUTTING MURDERS, ROBBERS, AND SEXUAL OFFENDERS BEHIND BARS
  • RUNNING THE BUSINESS OF THE DA'S OFFICE IN SEVERAL COURTROOMS
  • EXPERTISE WORKING WITH DRUG REHAIBILITATION
  • GRADUATED L0YOLA LAW SCHOOL, TOP1/3
Priorities:
  • #1 PRIORITY IS PUBLIC SAFETY, TARGETING DANGEROUS CRIMINALS
  • ATTACKING THEFT, FRAUD, AND CORRUPTION, PRESERVING OUR ENVIRONMENT
  • STOP THE COSTLY "REVOLVING PRISON DOOR FROM SWINGING", REQUIRE DRUG REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.
Tom Higgins 71,068 votes 7.05%
  • Occupation: Head Deputy D.A.
Roger Carrick Click here for more information about this candidate 68,978 votes 6.84%
  • Occupation: Public Law Attorney
  • Special Assistant Attorney General to Attorney General John Van de Kamp
  • Policy Aide to Former Governor Jerry Brown
  • Protected Farmworker rights at Agricultural Labor Relations Board
  • Federal Civil Rights Investigator
  • Author of books and articles on public health
  • Member of the Trade and Environmental Policy Committee of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Priorities:
  • Gun-related gang violence, focusing on gun prosecution
  • Protection of children and family-oriented prosecution strategies
  • Public health and environmental health protection/prosecution
Anthony G. "Tony" Patchett Click here for more information about this candidate 28,921 votes 2.87%
  • Occupation: Retired Deputy D.A.
  • 31 years District Attorney's Office
  • 10 years Environmental Crimes/OSHA Div
  • 11 years Adminsitrative Division
  • Special Assistant District Attorney 2001
  • Head Belmont Task Force 2001
  • Deputy Sheriff, Class 86.D.A. Bur of Inv67-80
Priorities:
  • Gang violence, drug abuse, public corruption,
  • special interests, hate crime,environmental crime-worker safety
  • media piracy, welfare fraud, consumer fraud and identity theft.

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