My occupation is Incumbent Public Defender.
My qualifications are:
As your elected Public Defender, I have given my heart and soul to providing San Franciscans with high quality legal representation.
I’m proud of furthering former Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s legacy by: expanding trial staff to record levels, developing a police accountability database, expanding immigration representation, and establishing innovative projects that liberate those improperly sentenced to prison.
My successful initiatives include: paying low income jurors to increase jury diversity; eliminating excessive probation terms that impede reintegration into society; and tripling our capacity to “clean up” criminal records– enabling housing, economic and educational opportunities.
I’ve elevated more women and people of color to serve in leadership positions than ever before.
My parents immigrated from a farming village in India. Their empathy and courage prepared me for a lifetime of litigating tough jury trials and training defenders to protect the constitutional rights of San Franciscans.
Endorsements:
· San Francisco Democratic Party
· San Francisco Labor Council
· San Francisco Tenants Union
· San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association
· South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
· Rose Pak Democratic Club
· Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
· Congresswoman Jackie Speier
· Mayor London Breed
· Senator Scott Wiener
· California Treasurer Fiona Ma
· Assemblymember Phil Ting
· Assemblymember Matt Haney
· Former Assemblymember Tom Ammiano
· Former Senator Mark Leno
· Mutsuko Adachi
Board of Supervisors:
· President Shamann Walton
· Connie Chan
· Gordon Mar
· Myrna Melgar
· Aaron Peskin
· Dean Preston
· Hillary Ronen
Former Supervisors:
· Norman Yee
· Jane Kim
· Matt Gonzalez
· John Avalos
· Eric Mar
Public Defender Managers:
· Patricia Lee
· Former Police Commissioner Angela Chan
· Jacque Wilson
· Sandy Feinland
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Mano Raju