The first-term incumbent is squaring off with 33-year law enforcement veteran Susanna Johnson.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — The race forOne candidate is pushing for change. The other says he is the change that has been needed in the office.Adam Fortney rose through the ranks as a graveyard patrol sergeant to become sheriff four years ago.Susanna Johnson spent 30 years with the sheriff's office only to retire quite briefly before joining the Bothell Police Department as a deputy chief. "There are some things I believe we could do better, including public trust," Johnson says.
Fortney has survived two recall attempts after the outspoken sheriff expressed his displeasure with Gov. Inslee's COVID lockdowns via Facebook posts, saying he would not enforce a"stay at home" order."Looking back, historically speaking, I think it was the right thing to do," Fortney says."I wish I would have worded it a little different. The last thing I wanted was to create division within the community.
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