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The Anaheim Police Association, who represent the city’s 380 dedicated and highly trained officers, have announced their endorsement of Ashleigh Aitken for Mayor.
Support from the police gives Aitken a clean sweep of the highest profile organizational endorsements awarded in the race for Anaheim Mayor. Her campaign previously announced support from Anaheim firefighters, Anaheim municipal employees, and the Orange County Register.
In announcing the endorsement of Aitken, Anaheim Police Association President Jose Duran, released the following statement:
“Ashleigh Aitken is an honest and experienced leader who we can count on to advance policies that prevent and reduce crime and ensure fast emergency response times. As a former federal prosecutor, Ashleigh is also uniquely positioned to implement real reforms at City Hall aimed at increasing transparency, eliminating corruption, and restoring voter confidence in city government. The Anaheim Police Association is proud to announce our endorsement of Ashleigh Aitken for Anaheim Mayor. We look forward to Aitken being an enthusiastic pro-public safety and first responder voice. We congratulate Ashleigh on earning Anaheim’s local police support and congratulate her on her candidacy.”
ABOUT ASHLEIGH AITKEN
Raised in Anaheim, Ashleigh Aitken has been fighting on behalf of local families for twenty years. As a federal prosecutor in Los Angeles and Orange County, Ashleigh prosecuted violent crimes, worked to combat illegal firearms distribution, and put fraudsters and child predators behind bars. Now in private practice, Ashleigh fights to get justice for her clients. Ashleigh has worked pro bono to aid homeless veterans, victims of domestic violence, expand free legal services for our veterans and military families, and to protect the Orange County Fairgrounds.
Ashleigh currently serves on the leadership team of United Way’s End Homelessness OC, working to bring more resources to Orange County neighborhoods to combat homelessness and build housing. In 2012, Governor Jerry Brown appointed Ashleigh to serve on the Orange County Fair Board, culminating in her service as Chairwoman in 2015. Ashleigh has served as the President of the Orange County Bar Association, where she established a Veterans & Military Families Committee to increase pro bono legal support for veterans and their loved ones. For two terms, Ashleigh served on the Anaheim Community Services Board, and as Chair from 2011-2013, and helped to secure funding for local non-profit organizations that work to lift people out of poverty, prevent elder abuse, offer job training and placement, and provide additional education and arts resources to at-risk youth.
Ashleigh earned her Bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Boston College and her law degree from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. Ashleigh lives in Anaheim Hills with her husband, Michael, their three children, and an ark of animals.
