Pierce Clegg

Resume: Incumbent Republican, 43, county sheriff for two terms … president of the Inland Peace Officers Association … board of directors for the Western Sheriff’s Association … lectures on domestic terrorism … board of directors for the Rocky Mountain Information Network that keeps track of criminals … 22-year county resident … married, six stepchildren

Issues: Stands on record of professionalizing the department, starting the DARE program, police dog program and inmate labor program … brought in $1 million in grants … wants to add two additional deputies to the outlying areas … wants to continue to update the department’s technology to make deputies more efficient … wants to add cell space to the overcrowded jail and rent space to other counties to help pay it off. , DataTimes