The Republican incumbent sheriff is sitting on a $2,000 residual from his uncontested election four years ago. The challenger is not. Brochures, handouts, signs, advertisements and more will cost money. The incumbent sees no problem subordinating the Sheriff’s Office to state and federal agents and agencies who walk right on through the limits put on them by the Constitution. The challenger insists THAT is the only defense our liberties have. The incumbent wants to increase your spending to build another jail. The one he is operating is FULL. Having the highest incarceration rate in the world raises no flags for him. The challenger will empanel a review to empty some jail bunks and send non-threatening people back to their jobs […]