By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
The 39-member group of guards at the Lewis County Jail are endorsing the challenger to their boss in the race for sheriff.
The Lewis County Corrections Guild in a secret ballot vote yesterday decided to support sheriff’s Sgt. Ken Cheeseman over current Sheriff Steve Mansfield, according to a news release from the president of the guild.
Ken Cheeseman
Twenty-three members participated in the vote and more than 75 percent of them favored Cheeseman, according to the news release. They did not release the specific tally.
The Lewis County Corrections Guild is the labor relations group representing that division of the sheriff’ office.
They chose also to endorse challenger Jonathan Meyer over incumbent Michael Golden in the race for Lewis County Prosecutor.
The vote-by-mail primary election is this coming Tuesday. The top two candidates in races for county offices will advance to the November general election.
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To read Lewis County Sirens’ June news story about the race for Lewis County Sheriff, click here.
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