Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna “absolutely” plans to run for reelection in 2026, he told the L.A. Times .
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Rumors posted on X by a Malibu blogger on Sunday claimed that Luna could step down due to health concerns, with “multiple sources” allegedly telling her the sheriff has Parkinson’s disease.
In a statement to the L.A. Times, Luna said the rumors were “not true.”
“No health issues. I will absolutely be running for re-election,” he said.
The union representing sheriff’s deputies also told the L.A. Times that union leaders had been hearing the “horrible rumors” for a week or more, and that Luna had told them they were false.
Luna was elected as head of the nation’s largest sheriff department in 2022 after winning more than 60% of the vote against former Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
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