Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner endorses Elizabeth Warren for president
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (Photo by Jared Piper/PHL Council)
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has officially endorsed U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president.
The senator from Massachusetts has established herself as a frontrunner among the democratic presidential candidates.
“Elizabeth Warren is principled, she is for the people, and she is unrelenting," Krasner said in a statement. "She backs down for no one and that’s exactly what we need in the White House."
Krasner cited Warren's message on economic justice and criminal justice reform.
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"She’s been very, very clear that she understands the direct connection between racism and law enforcement in communities of color and its consequences, in terms of a discriminatory and disproportionate use of jail cells, and prosecutions, and legal resources against people of color," Krasner said.
Krasner was elected in 2017 on a platform to end mass incarceration and took office in January 2018. His endorsement comes days after Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced his own endorsement of Warren.