STATE'S LARGEST LAW ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION
GOES FOR KANG 

PORAC Says Sukhee Kang "Understands that  

Protecting Public Safety Is Government's Most Important Priority"
 

 

SACRAMENTO - In the second major public - safety endorsement in two days , the Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC), the largest law enforcement organization in the state, today endorsed Sukhee Kang , the Democratic candidate for Senate District 29 , which is at the confluence of Orange, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. Yesterday, Kang was endorsed by the State Coalition of Probations Organizations (SCOPO).

PORAC was incorporated in 1953 as a professional federation of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Today, the group represents more than 66,000 public safety members in 900 associations, making it the largest law enforcement organization in California and the largest statewide association in the nation.

" The Peace Officers Research Association of California enthusiastically endorses Sukhee Kang for the state Senate," said Mike Durant , president of PORAC. "He understands that protecting public safety is government's most important priority, and as an elected official , he has always had a great and supportive relationship with p eace officers . We stand ready in every way possible to help Sukhee win this seat, and continue his strong support for peace officers in keep ing our communities safe."  

"I am greatly honored to receive PORAC's en dorsement in my campaign for state Senate," Kang said. " As the largest law enforcement organization in California, PORAC represents tens of thousands of the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to keep our communities safe , both in the 29 th Senate District and through the state. I look forward to working closely with PORAC in the campaign, and in the fight to protect our citizens and our streets ."

Kang also has won the support of Sen. Kevin de León, the current president pro tempore and Democratic leader of the Senate , Senate Majority Leader Bill Monning, and Sen. Connie Leyva, chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus.  In addition, four past presidents pro tem of the Senate have come out in support of Kang's candidacy.

Kang was a two-term city councilmember in Irvine, as well as a two-term mayor of the city, reelected overwhelmingly in 2010 with more than 64 percent of the citywide vote. He and his wife Joanne, also a South Korean native who immigrated to the U.S. with him in 1977, have been residents of Orange County for 3 9 years and now live in Fullerton.

Kang announced his candidacy for the open 29 th Senate District on April 22, the first Democrat to do so, and has since picked up dozens of endorsements from state and local officials and community leaders throughout Orange and Los Angeles counties.  The district is currently represented by Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff, who cannot run again due to term limits.

Kang has been recognized numerous times for his outstanding public service and community leadership, including receiving the American Diabetes Association's "Orange County Father of the Year Award" in 2012, the Carnegie Corporation's "Pride of America" award in 2010, and the International Leadership Foundation's "Public Servant of the Year" award in 2010.  The Irvine Chamber of Commerce also recognized Kang in 2010 as "Business Leader of the Year."

A veteran, Kang served in the South Korean Army, then graduated from the prestigious Korea University with a degree in agricultural economics, and in 2011 was awarded an honorary doctorate from Dongseo University in Busan, Korea.  He also has served a special advisor to the chancellor of UC Irvine, and as an adjunct professor and Chancellor Fellow at Chapman University.

The Kang children, Alan, 3 5 , and Angie, 3 3 , attended public schools in Anaheim, where the Kang family lived for 10 years. Alan, a graduate of USC's Marshall School of Business, is a manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Angie, a graduate of Berkeley Law School (Boalt Hall), i s vice president of business and legal affairs at Hulu. 

A full list of Sukhee Kang's endorsements can be found here: 

  http://www.kangforsenate.com/endorsements