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<tr><th colspan="2" class="" style="text-align:center; background:lavender">34th Sheriff of Los Angeles County</th></tr><tr class=""><td colspan="2" class="" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:none">
Incumbent
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Assumed office
December 5, 2022</td></tr><tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align:left; text-align:left">Preceded by</th> 

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Alex Villanueva</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" class="" style="text-align:center; background:lavender">Chief of the Long Beach Police Department</th></tr><tr class=""><td colspan="2" class="" style="text-align:center; border-bottom:none"> In office
2014–2021</td></tr><tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align:left; text-align:left">Preceded by</th> 

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Jim McDonnell</td></tr><tr class=""><th scope="row" style="text-align:left; text-align:left">Succeeded by</th> 

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Wally Hebeish</td></tr>

Robert Luna
Luna in 2022
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Other political
affiliations 		Republican (former)

Robert G. Luna is an American law enforcement officer who is the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, previously serving as Chief of the Long Beach Police Department before defeating Sheriff Alex Villanueva in the 2022 election.[1] Sheriff Luna became the 2nd person to defeat a sitting Sheriff after Alex Villanueva. His son Asher Luna is a recruit for the Long Beach Police Department.

Early life

Luna was born and raised in East Los Angeles to immigrant parents and has said that his early experiences with deputies patrolling his neighborhood shaped his view of law enforcement.[2][3] He attended and later graduated from Long Beach City College, where he met Long Beach Police Sergeant Mike Woodward and decided to pursue becoming a law enforcement officer.[4]

Career

Luna as Long Beach Police Chief in 2016.

Long Beach Police Department

In 1985, he joined the Long Beach Police Department and served as a patrol officer and on the SWAT team and was named as the Deputy Chief in 2006. In 2014, Luna was appointed as the 26th Chief of the Long Beach Police Department, succeeding Jim McDonnell who had become the Sheriff of Los Angeles County.[5][6] In September 2021, Luna announced that he would retire in December of that year.[7]

Los Angeles County Sheriff

In December 2021, Luna entered the race for the 2022 Los Angeles County Sheriff election, challenging incumbent Alex Villanueva alongside a crowded field of candidates.[8][9] In the primary election, Luna scored second place in the election, putting him against Villanueva in the general election.[10] In the general election, Luna beat Villanueva to become Sheriff, with Villanueva conceding on November 15, 2022.[11] Luna was sworn in as Sheriff on December 5, 2022.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Tchekmedyian, Alene (November 15, 2022). "Robert Luna to become L.A. County sheriff as Alex Villanueva concedes". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-15/luna-wins-la-county-sheriff-election-over-villanueva. 
  2. ↑ Cagle, Kate (March 14, 2022). "Sheriff candidate Robert Luna goes back to his East LA roots". https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/politics/2022/03/14/sheriff-candidate-robert-luna-goes-back-to-his-east-la-roots. 
  3. ↑ "East L.A. native Robert Luna sworn in as L.A. County Sheriff". December 3, 2022. https://www.theeastsiderla.com/news/east-l-a-native-robert-luna-sworn-in-as-l-a-county-sheriff/article_2bf0a8d2-736f-11ed-a683-5bff5615c381.html. 
  4. ↑ "Chief Robert Luna". https://www.lbcc.edu/post/chief-robert-luna. 
  5. ↑ Vives, Ruben (November 11, 2014). "Long Beach selects its first Latino police chief: Robert Luna". Los Angeles Times. https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-new-long-beach-police-chief-20141111-story.html. Retrieved November 30, 2014. 
  6. ↑ Valenzuela, Beatriz E. (November 22, 2014). "Robert Luna sworn in as Long Beach's 26th police chief". https://www.presstelegram.com/2014/11/22/robert-luna-sworn-in-as-long-beachs-26th-police-chief/. 
  7. ↑ Rasmussen, Emily (September 9, 2021). "Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna to retire in December". https://www.presstelegram.com/2021/09/09/long-beach-police-chief-robert-luna-to-retire-in-december/. 
  8. ↑ Saltzgaver, Harry (December 1, 2021). "Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna formally enters crowded LA County Sheriff's race". https://www.presstelegram.com/2021/12/01/long-beach-police-chief-robert-luna-launches-bid-for-la-county-sheriff/. 
  9. ↑ Saltzgaver, Harry (November 30, 2021). "Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna will challenge Villanueva in LA County Sheriff race". https://www.presstelegram.com/2021/11/30/long-beach-police-chief-robert-luna-will-challenge-villanueva-in-la-county-sheriff-race/. 
  10. ↑ Sheets, Connor (October 20, 2022). "Luna is running for Los Angeles County sheriff as the anti-Villanueva. Will it work?". https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-20/robert-luna-profile. 
  11. ↑ Lee, Hunter (November 15, 2022). "Sheriff Alex Villanueva concedes defeat to ex-Long Beach police chief Robert Luna". https://www.dailynews.com/2022/11/15/sheriff-alex-villanueva-concedes-defeat-to-ex-long-beach-police-chief-robert-luna/. 
  12. ↑ Gutierrez, Rebecca; Stoltze, Frank (December 4, 2022). "Robert Luna Is Sworn In As Los Angeles County Sheriff". https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/robert-luna-is-sworn-in-as-los-angeles-county-sheriff. 

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