One of the most contentious local races seen in Shawano County comes to an end Tuesday as voters go to the polls to cast their ballots in the race for sheriff.
Republican candidate Adam Bieber, a Shawano police officer, and Independent candidate Lucas Christenson will be on the ballot. Incumbent Sheriff Randy Wright is running as a write-in.
Bieber defeated Wright in the Aug. 12 Republican primary race, 2,688-2,459.
The race, which has been a flashpoint on social media for months, has been marked by questions of experience, cooperation with other law enforcement and government entities, funding for the department’s K9 unit, evidence storage needs and the proposed purchase of a mine resistant armored personnel carrier, MRAP.
The Leader wrote a series of stories on these issues, including interviews with the candidates, that can be found in the online archive at www.shawanoleader.com.
We also posed a series of questions tailored for each of the candidates in Q&As in today’s edition.