National law enforcement group endorses Kamala Harris for president

A group of national law enforcement leaders have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris weeks after the National Fraternal Order of Police backed former President Donald Trump.

The group, Police Leaders for Community Safety, was created in 2024 as a non-partisan 501(c)4, and describes itself as an organization that represents dozens of police officials. In a press release Monday, chairwoman Sue Riseling expressed the organization's support for Harris.

As the group has only been around since June, this marks the first endorsement for Police Leaders for Community Safety, with the group throwing their support for Harris.

The majority of the members in the group's national advisory board and its board of directors are former law enforcement members. Among them is their chairwoman, Sue Riseling, the former chief of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police.

The endorsement comes as the National Fraternal Order of Police, the nation's oldest law enforcement lobby, endorsed Trump in recent weeks. The organization has endorsed Trump in the last three presidential elections.

Another group, the International Union of Police Associations also threw its support behind Former President Trump in February. In a press release, the union cited Trump's history of support for law enforcement as a reason to endorse the Republican candidate.