Tim Ryan, tryan@shawanoleader.com
A fourth potential candidate for Shawano County sheriff took out nomination papers Thursday, according to the county clerk’s office.
Lucas Christenson, of Shawano, has filed to run as an Independent in the November election. He will have until 5 p.m. June 2 to return 200 signatures.
Sheriff Randy Wright, who has been sheriff since 2007, is seeking another four-year term.
He and Shawano Police Officer Adam Bieber have already returned the signatures needed for spots on the Aug. 12 Republican primary ballot.
Sheriff’s Capt. Tom Tuma has also taken out papers, but had not yet returned them as of Thursday.
The winner will face Christenson in the Nov. 4 general election, provided Christenson returns the necessary signatures.
Christenson, who works in the parts department at American Marine & Motorsports in Shawano, said he is running to offer more options for voters.
“I feel there shouldn’t be just Republicans and Democrats,” he said.
Christenson said he feels the Sheriff’s Department needs new administration at the top “to shine a new light on things.”
Prior to being sheriff, Wright was a police officer with the Shawano Police Department.
Bieber has worked in law enforcement for 14 years and has been with the Shawano Police Department since 2003.
Tuma will have been with the department for 25 years in August.