November Update

Checking In With Captain Mike – Full article with video available on our Press & Media Page.

The position of Los Angeles County Sheriff was once a very stable one. LA County voters continually reelected the incumbent Sheriff from the late 1950s into the 2010s. Peter Pitchess served as Sheriff from 1958 to 1981. Sherman Block succeeded Pitchess and served until 1998. Lee Baca succeeded Block and served until 2014, when his legal woes caught up to him.

Ever since, there’s been nothing but turmoil with three consecutive one-term Sheriffs: Jim McDonnell, Alex Villanueva, and, most recently, Robert Luna. (Luna is running for reelection).

Thirty-six-year LA County Sheriff veteran Mike Bornman seeks to change that. In June, Bornman announced he was running for Sheriff, challenging the incumbent Luna. In July, Villanueva jumped into the race. With Luna, Villanueva and four others in the race, Bornman expects that it’s going to be a mudslinging contest.

“I’m just going to let everybody beat the crap out of each other,” Bornman said. “I’m just going to stand back.”

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