2003 San Francisco District Attorney election - Wikipedia
The election, which was held alongside the 2003 mayoral election in which Supervisor Gavin Newsom won his first term as Mayor of San Francisco, was won by former assistant District Attorney Kamala Harris, who defeated the incumbent District Attorney, Terence Hallinan.
Six ways Kamala Harris changed these Californians’ lives forever
1 day ago · After Harris was elected San Francisco district attorney in 2003, she hired Simon to run an anti-recidivism program in the prosecutor’s office. Then Nowlan began looking for another job.
Harris defeats Hallinan after bitter campaign - SFGATE
Dec 10, 2003 · Kamala Harris, who told San Francisco voters she was a progressive who could bring professionalism and competence to the job of prosecuting the city's criminals, resoundingly defeated two-term...
Harris faced criticism for inflating her prosecutorial record in 2003 ...
Aug 29, 2024 · In 2003, during Kamala Harris' run for San Francisco district attorney, her campaign sent out mailers promoting her candidacy that touted her record as a prosecutor with "thirteen years of courtroom experience."
How San Francisco’s brutal politics shaped Kamala Harris
Oct 11, 2024 · It was just a normal weekday morning in downtown San Francisco. Kamala Harris gives her victory speech after becoming the first woman and Afro/Indian American district attorney in California at ...
New D.A. Beat Incumbent While Embracing Positions
Dec 11, 2003 · Kamala Harris, the state’s first African American district attorney, beat an incumbent known for an unconventionally leftist approach to law enforcement by embracing many of his positions while...
How a ‘Life-Changing Moment’ as San Francisco DA Shaped Kamala Harris …
September 24, 2024. by. Patrice Taddonio. Less than four months after she was sworn in as San Francisco’s district attorney in 2004, Kamala Harris was facing a crisis. For the first...
How San Francisco’s Democratic political machine led to Kamala Harris ...
Kamala Harris, right, San Francisco’s new district attorney, with her mother, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan, holding a copy of the Bill of Rights, takes the oath of office from California Supreme Court ...
This San Francisco team won Kamala Harris' First DA Race
Aug 23, 2024 · David Chiu, San Francisco’s city attorney, was among those who nudged Harris to run for district attorney in 2003. “I called Kamala, and I said, ‘I think at some point someone’s probably going to have to run for the seat. And I think if it’s anyone in this office, it’s got to be you,’” Chiu said.
How Kamala Harris' time as SF District Attorney helped create a ...
Jan 20, 2021 · Harris was elected district attorney following a bitter contest in 2003 against incumbent Terence Hallinan and assistant district attorney Bill Fazio.
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