Top police brass running for higher office in 2021
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About a half dozen police chiefs and high ranking officers from different political parties are running for higher government offices across the U.S., as the national conversation on police reform continues over a year after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The two-term sheriff’s first gubernatorial campaign ad begins with him picking up a badge, a gun and a tactical vest that says "police" while a 911 call plays. A voiceover says the Las Vegas–area sheriff kept his city safe "while other communities rioted and burned." The Republican primary will not occur until June 2022 and has also attracted North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee, who recently left the Democratic Party to become a Republican, and Joey Gilbert, a northern Nevada attorney who has questioned the results of the 2020 presidential election. Former U.S. Sen. Dean Heller also is considering a run and has been making recent appearances before rural GOP groups.More Related News