John!!!
Today, I’m excited to announce that we’re endorsing Hobie Crystle for District Attorney (DA) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This is a really important election, and I need as many people as possible reading this email to join us in supporting his campaign now.
Since we won a landmark victory in Philadelphia with the election of DA Larry Krasner, Pennsylvania lawmakers from the old-guard political establishment have fought tooth and nail to try to block reform. Now we need to elect reform-minded DAs like Hobie across the state to push back against anti-reform special interests.
Lancaster County has had a conservative white man, Craig Stedman, running the DA’s office and fueling the mass incarceration machine for over a decade. Lancaster is ready for real change. It’s time to replace him.
Hobie Crystle has fought for working people in a broken criminal justice system for over 30 years. He helped lead the anti-apartheid divestment movement at Wesleyan University before becoming a public defender to work towards the idea of equal justice. We can count on him to end cash bail, treat addiction as a public health problem, and prioritize rehabilitation and restorative justice over incarceration.
Together, we can radically transform the system in Lancaster and win a major victory for real justice that would not only help people in the county – but also help build power to turn the tide in Pennsylvania and across the nation.
LET’S GO!
Shaun