Two familiar faces are on the ballot for Ada County Sheriff in the May GOP primary.
Next month, voters will choose between incumbent Sheriff Matt Clifford and challenger Doug Traubel to decide who will be on the Republican ticket in a bid to become Ada County’s top cop. The winner of the primary will then go on to face Democrat Victor McGraw in the November election to determine who will head up law enforcement for Idaho’s largest county.
This is not the first time Clifford and Traubel have come up against each other in a bid to become Sheriff. Both were part of the Ada County Republican Central Committee’s shortlist of three nominees the Ada County Commissioners had to select from when Sheriff Steve Bartlett abruptly resigned last year. In a two-to-one vote with Republican Commissioner Ryan Davidson voting no, the commissioners selected Clifford over Traubel and Mike Chilton.
But, now the voters will get the power to decide for themselves which of the two candidates they prefer to represent the Republican Party.
BoiseDev interviewed both candidates. Here is information about their backgrounds and views in alphabetical order.
Finding ways to keep up with Ada County’s rapid growth while still chasing continuous improvement for the agency is a major goal of Clifford’s if the voters decide to let him keep his seat.
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