$65 per vote

 

Hi, it's Chesa Boudin.  I’ve had a few weeks to think and reflect on the last two campaigns we fought together -- starting with the 2019 campaign for District Attorney and culminating with the recall election earlier this month.   I decided to run for D.A. because I was determined to build a broad, diverse, and strong coalition of nurses, teachers, labor leaders, and more to break the cycle of violence and mass incarceration in San Francisco. And though we came up short in the recall election, I’m still proud of what we accomplished together.   I’m also mindful of the fact that not only were we outspent in this most recent election by a factor of 3:1, but we also had no tangible opponent, making it very difficult to define our opposition.   Voters were given an opportunity to express their frustration (an emotion we all feel about crime), and they took it. But I want to remind you that the recall effort spent ten times more than what our campaign spent on the entire 2019 election. And despite that, we won about 15,000 more votes against the recall than when I was elected 2.5 years ago. Here’s what that means: Our support has grown -- criminal justice reform is alive and well, and there are still hundreds of thousands of San Franciscans in our city who want to see an end to the ‘lock-em-up’ policies of the past. In 2019, our campaign spent about $9 for every vote cast for me. Compare that to the $65 per vote that the recall spent to win this month, and I’d say we have a bright future ahead. But I still need your help to wind down our campaign, retire debt, and begin our efforts to pick ourselves off the mat. So, I’m asking: Will you donate $65, or whatever amount is meaningful to you, and help send a message that our city and our movement are NOT for sale? The right-wing billionaires and police unions that outspent us 3:1 aren’t going to stop fighting either, so now is not the time to give up. Thanks so much for your help.  Onward, Chesa Boudin   Chesa Boudin was elected District Attorney of San Francisco in 2019 to reform our criminal justice system. Now, right-wingers  want to reverse our progress and return our city to a time when innocent people were locked away and police acted with impunity. Please chip in today to keep up the fight to reform San Francisco's criminal justice system. DONATE NOW » Friend of Chesa Boudin Opposing the Recall 20 Galli Drive Ste A Novato, CA 94949-5731 United States     Ad paid for by No on H, Friends of Chesa Boudin Opposing the Recall, FPPC #1437058, Financial Disclosures available at SFethics.org Committee major funding from: 1. Dignity CA SEIU Local 2015 ($125,000)  2. Service Employees International Union Local 1021 candidate PAC ($115,000) 3. Christian Larsen ($115,000)