• Sheriff: Sheriff
Mark Hackel, a
Democrat, worked to stretch his department's dollars by extensive
use of volunteer reserve units who provide their own uniforms and
equipment for mounted, all-terrain vehicle, marine and bicycle
patrols, as well as setting up a committee of judges, his own
staffers, prosecutors and others to look for solutions to jail
overcrowding. He has our endorsement over Republican Kristi Dean.
Sheriff
MARK HACKEL,
46, a Democrat seeking his third
term, has become a skilled
politician and dynamic leader.
He has worked effectively with
judges, prosecutors, attorneys
and corrections officials to
ease jail crowding and has led
efforts to consolidate
law enforcement services.
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