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Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen is facing challengers for the first time since he was elected more than a decade ago.
The top prosecutor of Santa Clara County oversees a department of 620 employees, 190 of whom are prosecutors. The DA files charges against people for criminal and civil offenses, ranging from homicides and fraud to domestic violence and drug trafficking.
Under Rosen, the office engaged in high-profile cases, including charging a former county supervisor for stealing public money; three correctional officers who murdered a mentally ill jail inmate; and former Stanford athlete Brock Turner for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.
There is ample bad blood between Rosen and his rivals. Deputy Public Defender Sajid Khan has criticized Rosen's approach as a prosecutor, including a now-deleted blog post where Khan blamed Rosen for disproportionately prosecuting Black and Latino people. Rosen responded by filing a whistleblower complaint, which he later retracted, claiming the blog was a threat.
The other candidate vying for the job is Daniel Chung, a former deputy DA in Rosen's office. Chung claims he was put on administrative leave -- and then fired -- for writing op-eds critical of Rosen. Chung is suing his former boss for alleged retaliation.
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