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Progressive Larry Krasner wins Dem. primary for Philadelphia District Attorney
PHILADELPHIA(CBS/AP)– Candidate Larry Krasner has won the democratic seat in the race to be Philadelphia’s next top prosecutor.
Krasner , a civil rights lawyer who has defended Black Lives Matter and Occupy Philadelphia protesters, is poised to become Philadelphia’s next district attorney.
Krasner, 53, strongly opposes mass incarceration and the death penalty. He has said that none of his clients have been sent to death row in 25 years of defending capital cases. Pennsylvania under Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has a moratorium on executions.
“Tonight was not about a campaign or a particular person. It was about a vision,” Krasner said in statement. “A vision of a criminal justice system that works for everyone. A society that builds people up instead of tearing them down.”
Krasner pulled ahead in a crowded field to win the Democratic nomination Tuesday over several veteran prosecutors and a former city manager. He will face the only Republican candidate, Beth Grossman, in the fall.
Krasner , a civil rights lawyer who has defended Black Lives Matter and Occupy Philadelphia protesters, is poised to become Philadelphia’s next district attorney.
Krasner, 53, strongly opposes mass incarceration and the death penalty. He has said that none of his clients have been sent to death row in 25 years of defending capital cases. Pennsylvania under Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has a moratorium on executions.
“Tonight was not about a campaign or a particular person. It was about a vision,” Krasner said in statement. “A vision of a criminal justice system that works for everyone. A society that builds people up instead of tearing them down.”
Krasner pulled ahead in a crowded field to win the Democratic nomination Tuesday over several veteran prosecutors and a former city manager. He will face the only Republican candidate, Beth Grossman, in the fall.
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/05/16/philly-da-race-pa-primary/
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