Todd Spitzer Launches Reelection Campaign For OCDA: Report

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — The race for Orange County's next top prosecutor began Wednesday when incumbent District Attorney Todd Spitzer launched his re-election campaign, the OC Register reported.

Spitzer, a Republican, is facing off against Pete Hardin, a progressive Democrat who seeks to reform the office. The incumbent district attorney called his challenger a clone of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon during the kickoff event and claimed Hardin was "soft on crime," the Register reported.

Spitzer has positioned his reelection bid as a sort of referendum against Gascon and his policies that the Orange County prosecutor believes have been lenient on criminals, the paper reported.

"We cannot allow Los Angeles to deteriorate or to happen in Orange County," Spitzer said.

Visit the Orange County Register's website to read more about Todd Spitzer's reelection campaign.