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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sheriff Brasfield testifies in support of non-partisan sheriff elections

February 6, 2003

Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Brasfield testified in Olympia on Wednesday, February 5th, in support of Senate Bill 5411. This proposed legislation would place sheriffs into non-partisan status for elections, similar to judicial races.

The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, and the Washington State Sheriffs Association support the proposed legislation.

Senators Rasmussen; Hale; Brandland; Haugen; Reardon; Kline; Prentice; Regala; McCaslin; Carlson; Winsley; Schmidt jointly sponsor the bill.

The official title of the proposed act is: “An act relating to nonpartisan sheriffs, amending RCW 29.18.010, 29.21.010, 29.21.015, 29.21.070, and 29.30.025; and adding a new section to chapter 36.28 RCW”