SAN DIEGO, CA — Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, candidate for San Diego County Supervisor, announces the endorsement of the San Diego Police Officers Association. This endorsement is the latest sign of momentum for the former Mayor, who has made public safety a top issue in the race against incumbentTerra Lawson-Remer. Prior to this endorsement, Faulconer secured the support of the San Diego Deputy District Attorneys Association.<\/p>\n
Incorporated in 1953 to assist San Diego police officers in issues related to wages, hours, and working conditions, the San Diego Police Officers Association (SDPOA) ensures officers receive due process and educate the community about the challenges faced by police departments and their officers. The SDPOA also aids members and their families in sickness, distress, and death, and strives to improve social relations and welfare among the members.<\/p>\n
\u201cKevin Faulconer has been a stalwart supporter of our men and women in blue. That\u2019s why we\u2019re supporting him to be our next County Supervisor,\u201d said Jared Wilson, President of the San Diego Police Officers Association. \u201cWhen other cities around the state looked to defund the police, Kevin stood up to these radical groups and instead gave us the tools necessary to help us be successful in protecting every day San Diegans. That\u2019s the kind of leader we all need at the county level \u2013 that’s why we\u2019re strongly backing him to be our next Supervisor.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cToo often we see elected officials like Terra Lawson-Remer cozy up to the type of groups that are friendly to the defund the police movement,\u201d said former Mayor Kevin Faulconer, candidate for Supervisor. \u201cJust last year, she held a fundraiser with a Hollywood celebrity that supports the idea of taking away police funding and that\u2019s wrong. When I was Mayor, we funded the police at record levels because it was the right thing to do. Even as protestors around my house demanded that I defund the police, I didn\u2019t cave in. I stood up to these extreme activists and gave our police the tools and resources necessary for them to keep us the safest big city in the country. As Supervisor, I will continue to support our men and women who put their lives on the line so that we can rest easy at night.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As Mayor of San Diego, Faulconer worked tirelessly to provide the tools and resources necessary to support the San Diego Police Department. Under his tenure, the City of San Diego approved the most sweeping recruitment and retention program in the City\u2019s history. And by the end of his tenure, the San Diego Police Department reached a 10-year high in staffing levels, fulfilling a key promise Mayor Faulconer had made to the community when he took office.<\/p>\n Since entering the race in July of 2023, Faulconer has outraised Terra Lawson-Remer, \u00a0garnering support from local donors and attracted a growing number of endorsements from local organizations, including the San Diego Deputy District Attorneys Association, The San Diego Farm Bureau, San Diego Working Waterfront, The Lincoln Club Business League, San Diego Restaurant Association, Building Industry Association, Associated General Contractors of San Diego, and Associated Builders and Contractors of San Diego. As Supervisor, he\u2019ll lead on pressing issues like reducing homelessness on day one \u2013 working to clean up the streets and get people the help they need to turn their lives around, just as he did as Mayor of San Diego, where he presided over double-digit decreases in homelessness.<\/p>\n