Bonnie Dumanis

Who is Bonnie Dumanis?

Bonnie Michelle Dumanis is currently the District Attorney of San Diego County, California. Dumanis has been the District Attorney since 2003, when she defeated incumbent Paul Pfingst. She ran for re-election unopposed in 2006 and 2010. She faces two challengers when she runs for a fourth term in June 2014.

In 2012 Dumanis ran for Mayor of San Diego, did not advance from the primary election, and later endorsed Carl DeMaio in the general election.

Dumanis is a Republican, though the office she holds is officially nonpartisan. She is the first openly gay or lesbian DA in the country. She is the first Jewish woman to hold the post of District Attorney in San Diego.