Jim HammondSheriff Jim Hammond and his Republican primary opponent, Chris Harvey, have a difference of opinion on how the captain of the Hamilton County law enforcement ship should conduct himself.
“In my observation,” says Harvey, a sergeant and patrol supervisor on the force, “the captain should know the ship from top to bottom.”
“You just can’t do [everything] in a department this size,” counters Hammond. “Very few [sheriffs] can be much more than businessmen.”
While we admire Harvey’s rise through the ranks of the department, his sincere desire to educate children before they fall into a life of crime and his constructive criticism of the office, we believe Hammond’s 40-plus years of law enforcement experience, his innovations in the office and his steady hand on the tiller warrant his re-election.
Since no Democrats are running, the primary winner is all but assured of being the next sheriff.