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Gene R. Claps

Gene R. Claps

Democratic · Colorado · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Adams County Sheriff, Colorado

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Community safety partnerships, including a proposed mental health detox center
  • Detention facility repairs and re-entry programming to reduce recidivism
  • Evidence-based policing and building public trust
Biography

Claps is the sitting Adams County Sheriff, per the county sheriff's office website. He has more than 25 years of experience with the Adams County Sheriff's Office across patrol, training, budgeting, and investigations, and has served as Sheriff since January 2023, per his campaign site. He was unopposed for re-election in the Democratic primary, per the certified canvass.

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