Jim McDonnell The First Outsider To Be Elected LA County Sheriff In 100 YearsVoters again chose Long Beach police Chief Jim McDonnell to serve as Los Angeles County’s next sheriff in Tuesday’s runoff election against retired Undersheriff and Gardena Mayor Paul Tanaka.
Obama: Democratic Senate Challenge Worst Since 1950sPresident Barack Obama compared the political landscape for the midterm election Tuesday to the 1958 elections during the presidency of Republican Dwight Eisenhower when his party suffered severe losses in the Senate.