LA’s progressive district attorney faces 11 challengers in criminal justice race. What’s at stake if he loses?

Most of George Gascon's opponents have promised to reverse much of his agenda for a referendum on reform'

George Gascon, the Los Angeles district attorney (LADA), is facing 11 challengers in a high-stakes primary next week that advocates for criminal justice reform across the US will be watching.

Gascon was elected to oversee the US's largest district attorney's office in 2020, ousting a longtime incumbent after pledging to prioritize police accountability and undo harms of mass incarceration. His win, on the heels of protests of George Floyd's murder, established him as one of the most prominent progressive prosecutors in the US.