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Former Guardian Civic League President Rochelle Bilal announces her organization's support for Larry Krasner for Philadelphia district attorney in June 2017. (Emma Lee/WHYY) June 20, 2017
Two organizations representing Philadelphia’s Black and Latino police officers and first responders announced their endorsement of District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Support from Guardian Civic League and Club Valiants comes as unions for the city’s police officers and firefighters back Krasner’s challenger Carlos Vega.
Police union leader John McNesby and other Krasner opponents blame his progressive approach to criminal justice for the city’s gun violence crisis.
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