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If Eliezer Vera, chief of the department s Technology and Support Division, announced plans to run against Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva. (Shutterstock / Elliott Cowand Jr)
LOS ANGELES, CA A senior member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department s leadership ranks Wednesday threw his hat into the ring to run against Sheriff Alex Villanueva in 2022. If Eliezer Vera, chief of the department s Technology and Support Division, were to unseat his boss, it would be only the second time in a century that an incumbent Los Angeles County sheriff lost a reelection bid.
Villanueva beat former Sheriff Jim McDonnell in 2018 in a historic upset victory. Since then, he s clashed with county leaders and fallen out of favor with some in the Democratic Party that propelled him to victory with a key endorsement.
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A senior member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department s leadership ranks has announced his intention to run against Sheriff Alex Villanueva in 2022.
Eliezer Vera is chief of the department s Technology and Support Division, and has been with the LASD since 1988.
He criticized Villanueva for how the sheriff has handled disagreements since his election in 2018.
“I believe as law enforcement officers our mission is to bring calmness and civility and peace to very difficult situations. And what we ve witnessed from the current sheriff is someone that when someone disagrees with him, we see nothing but utter disdain and contempt, Vera said as he announced his candidacy Wednesday morning in Grand Park, surrounded by his wife, children, mother and grandchildren.
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36-year-old Darren Nathaniel Davis (l) and 31-year-old Jose Vidal Pereira (r) (Office of the Sheriff - Fauquier County )
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They say he was shot next to his vehicle when he arrived at the home. He was the son of retired Major Charles Bopp Jr.
I believe as law enforcement officers our mission is to bring calmness and civility and peace to very difficult situations. And what we ve witnessed from the current sheriff is someone that when someone disagrees with him, we see nothing but utter disdain and contempt, Vera said as he announced his candidacy Wednesday morning in Grand Park, surrounded by his wife, children, mother and grandchildren. I believe an organization is as a reflection of its leader. The community looks to law enforcement to be the voice of reason during its worst of times. Unfortunately, at the present time, the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department has developed a reputation for contributing to contention during trying times, Vera said in a statement issued later Wednesday.
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Eliezer Vera is chief of the department’s Technology and Support Division, and has been with the LASD since 1988.
He criticized Villanueva for how the sheriff has handled disagreements since his election in 2018.
“I believe as law enforcement officers our mission is to bring calmness and civility and peace to very difficult situations. And what we’ve witnessed from the current sheriff is someone that when someone disagrees with him, we see nothing but utter disdain and contempt,” Vera said as he announced his candidacy Wednesday morning in Grand Park, surrounded by his wife, children, mother and grandchildren.