Long Beach Area Chamber Of Commerce PAC Endorses Robert Luna For Sheriff

Press release from the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce:

February 11, 2022

LONG BEACH, Calif., – (February 11, 2022) – The Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce PAC, the political action committee of the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, today announced the endorsement of Robert Luna for election to Sheriff of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in the 2022 Primary Election on June 7.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is the largest sheriff's department in the world, employing over 10,000 sworn deputies, and over 8,000 civilian staff.

“Robert Luna is perfectly matched for the Sheriff’s position in Los Angeles County, after seven years as Chief leading the county’s second largest police department in Long Beach and 36 years with the city’s law enforcement,” said Jeremy Harris, President & CEO, Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. “Former Chief Luna was instrumental in creating community-based policing programs and body-worn cameras, among other initiatives that are important to the business sector and key to a safer community.”

As police chief in Long Beach, Luna directed around 800 sworn officers and 1,200 employees. He is the first Latino chief of police in the city. Luna started as a reserve officer in 1985 and was successively promoted within every rank of the Police Department. He was appointed Chief of Police in 2014 and recently served on the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) executive board, and is active with the organization’s Homeland Security Committee and the Police Executive Leadership Institute (PELI) mentorship program.

"I am honored to receive the support of the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. Businesses and workers in Los Angeles County are concerned about crime, and as the next Sheriff, I will develop relationship-based policing practices that are proven to keep our communities safe, just as we did in Long Beach," said Sheriff Candidate Luna.

Luna is the only candidate in the Sheriff’s race who comes from outside the Sheriff’s Department.

He is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) National Executive Institute and National Academy, and Harvard University’s program for senior executives in state and local government, and the University of Southern California’s (USC) Delinquency Control Institute. Luna has a master’s degree in public administration from California State University, Long Beach.

Luna lives in Long Beach with his wife and has 2 adult children.

For more information on “Luna For Sheriff,” visit https://www.lunaforsheriff.com or email campaign@lunaforsheriff.com.

About the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce PAC

The Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee (PAC) is responsible for funding candidates and issues that seek to improve the economic vitality of the Long Beach business community. The PAC also recruits and trains potential candidates for office. All funding is raised separately from Long Beach Area Chamber membership dues. The PAC uses its direct contributions from donors to help fund candidate and issue campaigns.

About the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (LBACC)

The Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce is one of the largest membership chambers of commerce in Los Angeles County. The LBACC is the platform for the business community to provide leadership, education and advocacy so that the Long Beach area thrives in the 21st century. For more information, please visit www.lbchamber.com

This press release was produced by the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.