Brevard County Sheriff

This is the last county level office for me to figure out... The candidates are:

* Jack Parker (Republican)
* Bob Sarver (Democrat)
* (Write in)

This is the first of the races to allow for a write in candidate. but I don't particularly have anybody in mind that I want to write in, so I won't.

The Florida Today endorsement is for Parker. In reading both their sites, and the FT editorial, looks like both candidates are quite qualified. Sarver has been flipping back and forth between Republican and Democrat as it suited the time. Which is interesting. Sarver has been undersherriff under the outgoing sherriff, but it looks like Parker has more overall experience, and has the backing of many more police, firefighter, public safety type groups. He seems a bit harsh on some of his prison stands (put the inmates in tents!). But I don't see anything outrageous with either of these. I think I'll let the guy the police want to be in charge of the police be in charge of the police. (If there was evidence of major problems in the police force, I wouldn't, but I didn't see anything that indicated that...)

My vote: Jack Parker (Republican)

Abulsme - Tue, 2 Nov 2004, 18:16:13 UTC

Vote for Mickey Mouse!