LOS ANGELES—District Attorney George Gascón will face 11 challengers in the March 5 primary election, including five members of his office and two Los Angeles County Superior Court judges.
The field includes Eric Siddall, a violent crimes prosecutor who has been endorsed by the Association for Deputy District Attorneys—the union representing deputy district attorneys; Maria Ramirez, the head deputy district attorney; supervising district attorney John McKinney; and fellow prosecutors Jonathan Hatami, and Lloyd “Bobcat” Masson, according to the final list of qualified candidates released Dec. 30 by the Los Angeles County Registrar- Recorder/County Clerk.