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Elizabeth A. Egan
48905 votes
44.8%
- Occupation: Deputy District Attorney
Jeff Hamilton
31132 votes
28.5%
- Occupation: Deputy District Attorney
- Father of 2 boys
- Past President, Fresno County Prosecutors Association
- Certified Specialist, Criminal Law
- Business Administration Degree
Priorities:
- Return Uncompromising Integrity & Honesty to the Office of District Attorney
- Streamline Operations and Improve Efficiency
- Reform Juvenile Justice System
Dennis Cooper
17685 votes
16.2%
- Occupation: Chief Prosecutor
- 21 Years Experience.
- More than 100 murderers sent to prison.
- Raised more than $1,000,000 from grant writing.
- Supervised the countywide gang task force and has also supervised teams of felony prosecutors.
- Graduated from the University of California - Hastings Law School.
- Graduated with honors from Rutgers University where he received Phi Beta Kappa Honors.
Priorities:
- Credible and principled leadership.
- Evenhanded application of the criminal justice system.
- Hard line prosecution of violent crime.
Colin J. Kooyumjian
8773 votes
8.0%
- Occupation: Attorney
- Civil & Criminal Trial Attorney
- Born & Raised in Fresno County -- Over 100 years of Family Service to the Community
- Undergraduate CSU Fresno/ Juris Doctorate San Joaquin College of Law
- Married to Kathy for 11 years -- Two young daughters, Lauren & Victoria
- Board Member Pilgrim Armenian Congregational Church
- Member of the Keeping Kids in School Program, Fresno County
Priorities:
- The trial record of the Fresno County District Attorney's Office is dismal. I will change that record and develop a winning team.
- The office is not gender & racially balanced. The members of my administration will reflect our diverse community.
- I support the Three-Strikes law for violent offenders, the death penalty, and will aggressively prosecute all criminals in Fresno County.
Gordon Gower Panzak
2669 votes
2.4%
- Occupation: Attorney at Law
- Life-long Fresno County resident
- Fowler High School-third generation
- Fresno State College-third generation
- Four-year degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting, Ecnomics and Insurance
- University of the Pacific/McGeorge School of Law
- Deputy District Attorney for Fresno County for 23 years
Priorities:
- Re-organize the office
- Re-train the attorneys
- Raise conviction rate from 50% to 95%
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