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Police union votes to not endorse sheriff
10/4/2006
Staff Report
The Indianapolis Star
The union representing Marion County's law enforcement officers endorsed a slate of Republican candidates for county offices Monday, sticking with Prosecutor Carl Brizzi but breaking with Sheriff Frank Anderson.
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 86 voted overwhelmingly to support those candidates, said Vince Huber, president of lodge.
Anderson, the Democrat who received the union's endorsement four years ago, lost the FOP's support to Republican challenger Steve Davis largely because he supported consolidation of the Indianapolis Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff's Department, Huber said.
The merger was opposed by 97 percent of the union's members, and Anderson initially held the same position but changed his mind.
"If he flipped then, how is he going to flip in the future?'' Huber said.
The FOP represents about 2,200 active members in 15 law enforcement departments; 111 voted on the endorsements Monday. Huber said the union's endorsements for state and federal offices would be announced today.
Here is the complete list of county endorsements released Monday by the FOP:
Sheriff --Steve Davis; prosecutor -- Carl Brizzi; auditor -- Jennifer Ping; clerk -- Donna Edgar; recorder -- Angela Cypress; judges -- Robert Altice, Lisa F. Borges, Sheila A. Carlisle, Michael D. Keele, William J. Nelson, Carol J. Orbison, Scherry 'S.K.' Reid, Clark H. Rogers, Reuben B. Hill and William E. Young. Washington Township constable -- Pat Comiskey; Warren Township constable -- John Koss; Wayne Township constable -- Roger Bowser.
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