Ballot status
Certified for the 2026 General Municipal Election ballot.
Ballot order 1 in the certified City Attorney field. This is stronger than a filing record: the cited City Clerk list explicitly certifies the general field.
CAMPAIGN IMAGECity Clerk certified candidate
John McKinney
City Attorney · Nov 3, 2026
Certified-list fields
Official ballot record
- Candidate
- John McKinney
- Office
- City Attorney
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026 general municipal election
- Ballot order
- 1
- Occupational designation
- Deputy District Attorney
- Party
- Not stated in the certified source
- Candidate photo
- Not published in the cited City Clerk records; campaign-supplied image shown separately
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Current occupation
1 sourcedDeputy District Attorney
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certified ballot occupational designationPrior employment
3 sourcedOver the next several years, I held a wide range of jobs: fast food worker, blacksmith in Jersey City forging truck springs
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campaign-reported prior workI joined the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
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campaign-reported public-sector employmentI eventually joined the Victim Impact Program (V.I.P.) Unit
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campaign-reported prosecutorial assignmentEducation
2 sourcedMilitary service
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Previous public offices
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Boards, commissions & civic organizations
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Prior campaigns
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Election history
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6 sourced records · 5 explicit gaps · last verified Sep 2, 2026. The refresh fails if a configured exact excerpt disappears.
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Public safetycampaign-published position heading
Public Safety and Neighborhood ProtectionOriginal campaign source ↗
Publication date not stated · retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Tenant rightscampaign-published position heading
Protecting Renters And Strengthening Housing StabilityOriginal campaign source ↗
Publication date not stated · retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Workers' rightscampaign-published position heading
Standing with Workers and Strengthening the WorkforceOriginal campaign source ↗
Publication date not stated · retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Homelessnesscampaign-published position heading
Compassionate Accountability on HomelessnessOriginal campaign source ↗
Publication date not stated · retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Immigrationcampaign-published position heading
Defending Immigrant CommunitiesOriginal campaign source ↗
Publication date not stated · retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Animal welfarecampaign-published position heading
Supporting Animal WelfareOriginal campaign source ↗
Publication date not stated · retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Taxes & city financecampaign-published position heading
Reducing Lawsuits and Protecting Taxpayer DollarsOriginal campaign source ↗
Publication date not stated · retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Government accountabilitycampaign-published position heading
Fiscal Responsibility and Modernizing the City Attorney’s OfficeOriginal campaign source ↗
Publication date not stated · retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Corruption & public trustcampaign-published position heading
Fighting Corruption and Protecting the Public TrustOriginal campaign source ↗
Publication date not stated · retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Climate & environmentcampaign-published position heading
Protecting the Environment and Public HealthOriginal campaign source ↗
Publication date not stated · retrieved Sep 2, 2026
Government accountabilitycampaign-published position heading
Connecting the City Attorney’s Office to the CommunityOriginal campaign source ↗
Publication date not stated · retrieved Sep 2, 2026
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Public safetyPublic Safety and Neighborhood Protection
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EARLIEST MATCHING CAPTUREAug 14, 2026Internet Archive capture time; no first-publication date inferred ↗CURRENT LIVE OBSERVATIONSep 2, 2026No publication date stated on source page ↗
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Tenant rightsProtecting Renters And Strengthening Housing Stability
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EARLIEST MATCHING CAPTUREAug 14, 2026Internet Archive capture time; no first-publication date inferred ↗CURRENT LIVE OBSERVATIONSep 2, 2026No publication date stated on source page ↗
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Workers' rightsStanding with Workers and Strengthening the Workforce
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HomelessnessCompassionate Accountability on Homelessness
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ImmigrationDefending Immigrant Communities
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EARLIEST MATCHING CAPTUREAug 14, 2026Internet Archive capture time; no first-publication date inferred ↗CURRENT LIVE OBSERVATIONSep 2, 2026No publication date stated on source page ↗
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Animal welfareSupporting Animal Welfare
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EARLIEST MATCHING CAPTUREAug 14, 2026Internet Archive capture time; no first-publication date inferred ↗CURRENT LIVE OBSERVATIONSep 2, 2026No publication date stated on source page ↗
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Taxes & city financeReducing Lawsuits and Protecting Taxpayer Dollars
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EARLIEST MATCHING CAPTUREAug 14, 2026Internet Archive capture time; no first-publication date inferred ↗CURRENT LIVE OBSERVATIONSep 2, 2026No publication date stated on source page ↗
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Government accountabilityFiscal Responsibility and Modernizing the City Attorney’s Office
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EARLIEST MATCHING CAPTUREAug 14, 2026Internet Archive capture time; no first-publication date inferred ↗CURRENT LIVE OBSERVATIONSep 2, 2026No publication date stated on source page ↗
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Corruption & public trustFighting Corruption and Protecting the Public Trust
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EARLIEST MATCHING CAPTUREAug 14, 2026Internet Archive capture time; no first-publication date inferred ↗CURRENT LIVE OBSERVATIONSep 2, 2026No publication date stated on source page ↗
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Climate & environmentProtecting the Environment and Public Health
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EARLIEST MATCHING CAPTUREAug 14, 2026Internet Archive capture time; no first-publication date inferred ↗CURRENT LIVE OBSERVATIONSep 2, 2026No publication date stated on source page ↗
The timeline preserves source observations. Election.org does not label a position as changed, reversed, or consistent based on this record alone.
Government accountabilityConnecting the City Attorney’s Office to the Community
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EARLIEST MATCHING CAPTUREAug 14, 2026Internet Archive capture time; no first-publication date inferred ↗CURRENT LIVE OBSERVATIONSep 2, 2026No publication date stated on source page ↗
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118 dated observations across the eight-candidate field · last verified Sep 2, 2026. Audit the full methodology and coverage →
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Full third-party transcripts are linked rather than copied · last verified Sep 2, 2026. Browse the complete debate and transcript library →
Campaign-reported directory
Published endorsements
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We support John McKinney for City Attorney13 records
- Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman
- Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey
- Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley
- Former Los Angeles County Treasurer-Tax Collector Joseph Kelly
- Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park
- Los Angeles City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez
- Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee
- Los Angeles City Councilmember Tim McCosker
- Long Beach City Prosecutor Doug Haubert
- Former Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo
- Former Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich
- Former Los Angeles City Attorney Burt Pines
- Former Los Angeles City Attorney Ira Reiner
Audit the campaign's source page ↗Source order and campaign labels preserved · publication date not stated · retrieved Sep 2, 2026
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