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Gene R. Claps
Democratic · Colorado · 2026 · IncumbentClaps 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.
Priorities
- Community safety partnerships, including a proposed mental health detox center, per the campaign site
- Detention facility repairs and re-entry programming to reduce recidivism, per the campaign site
- Evidence-based policing and building public trust, per the campaign site
On the ballot
Adams County Sheriff · Colorado · 2026
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