"My hope and belief is that the public will choose the most experienced and dedicated candidate who chose to serve his community by staying in the fire at the agency that gave him a chance, and ethically leading it to the excellent public service and public safety partner Santa Clara County deserves," he said. He noted that he rose through the ranks into management and executive management command positions and called out "the painful misconduct over many years in our own department and before the Board of Supervisors, the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Jails and in the media" and that he has championed reform and transparency.
Some will try to simplify the race as a contest between an insider and an outsider, but the critical comparison and contrast between him and Jonsen is that he has stayed in the same department that gave him a chance as a young 21-year-old husband and father who believed in the honor of serving and protecting, he said. On Wednesday, he said in a text message that he is thankful to voters for the opportunity to continue what he has been doing for more than 12 years: "Calling out the corruption and mismanagement in order to bring the positive change and ethical leadership that our community and our agency deserves." In a previous interview with this news organization, Jensen said he would focus on transparency within the Sheriff's Office and on jail reforms that involve mental health programs. Jonsen said he would also address lagging recruitment and retention of deputies and staff. "The reality is a lot of votes still need to be counted," he said. On Tuesday night, he said that he is encouraged by the numbers.
The primary election marks Jonsen's first foray into elected office. Then there have been incidents causing injury and death to mentally ill inmates held in the county jail, which is managed by the Sheriff's Office and have cost the county about $20 million. The office has endured years of controversy and alleged misconduct under outgoing Sheriff Laurie Smith, including a vote of "no confidence" by the county Board of Supervisors and bribery charges against her top brass related to campaign contributions for her reelection in 2018. The contentious race, in which the top two vote-getters head into the November election, pit the two longtime law enforcement professionals in a battle to potentially reform the Sheriff's Office.
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The county plans to update its results on Friday by 5 p.m.
Sean Allen was in fourth place and mother Anh Colton stood at a distant fifth. Christine Nagaye was in third with 18.7%. Thursday, Jonsen had 33.49% of the vote to Jensen's 30.57%, with 71% of ballots counted, according to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Kevin Jensen appear headed to a November face-off for Santa Clara County sheriff, according to unofficial election results.īy 4:46 p.m. Retiring Palo Alto police Chief Bob Jonsen and former sheriff's Capt. Kevin Jensen have taken the top two spots in the race to become the county's top cop, according to unofficial primary election results. Retiring Palo Alto police Chief Robert "Bob" Jonsen and former Santa Clara County sheriff's Capt.
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