Dumanis is a Republican, though the office she held was officially nonpartisan. She was the first openly gay or lesbian DA in the country. She was the first woman and the first Jewish District Attorney in San Diego. Dumanis grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts, the daughter of Ann and Abraham ``Abe'' Dumanis. Her father was a truck driver as well as a professional musician; her mother worked for a government program assisting women and children.
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