ABOUT VANITA GUPTA
Vanita Gupta has spent her entire career working for equal justice, fighting successfully for greater equity in our criminal legal system, and advancing the rights and dignity of every person in America. She is a proven creator of consensus who has built bridges between a wide range of people, interests, and ideologies. She has brought people together to develop meaningful solutions that make our communities safe — and has fought to protect the civil rights of everyone living within our borders.
Vanita Gupta would be a fierce champion for justice and can bring independence and integrity back to the department. As the first woman of color in U.S. history to serve as Associate Attorney General and the first civil rights lawyer to serve in one of the top three positions at the Justice Department, Vanita Gupta will bring a fresh perspective, empathy, and a strong commitment to making our laws better serve all communities.
Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), leading civil rights and law enforcement organizations, and conservative leaders held a press call urging the Senate to confirm Vanita Gupta. Learn more about that call and watch a replay here.
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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and over 100 other organizations
46 local, state, and national Jewish organizations
76 former United States Attorneys
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Bipartisan former federal legal officials (prosecutors, judges, and law enforcement)
Communications Workers of America
Constitutional Accountability Center
Crime victim/survivors, advocates, and justice professionals
David J. Mahoney, President Of National Sheriffs’ Association
Disability and aging rights organizations
End Citizens United / Let America Vote Action Fund
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
Former State Attorneys General
Gender justice; reproductive health, rights, and justice; and antiviolence organizations
Grover Norquist, founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform
Hispanic American Police Command Officers Association
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)
Larry Thompson, former Deputy Attorney General under President George W. Bush
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Major Cities Chiefs Association
Major County Sheriffs of America
Marc Levin and other bipartisan leaders in the movement to reform the criminal justice system
Mark Holden, former general counsel and senior vice president of Koch Industries
Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush
Modern Military Association of America
National Alliance to End Sexual Violence
National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Council of Jewish Women
National Education Association
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
National Religious Campaign Against Torture
National Sheriffs’ Association
National, state, and local LGBTQ organizations
Police Executive Research Forum
Reporters or advisers on the American Law Institute’s project, Principles of the Law: Policing
Sheriff Tony Thompson, President of the Iowa State Sheriffs’ and Deputies’ Association
Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund and forty-one organizations
Texans and individuals familiar with the Tulia, Texas case