Karl Bickel
Candidate for Sheriff, Frederick County
Background
- Occupation
- Retired U.S. Department of Justice senior policy analyst
- Campaign website
- bickel4sheriff.com
A retired senior policy analyst at the U.S. Department of Justice, he was earlier chief and second in command of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office and a patrol officer and detective with the Metropolitan Police in Washington, D.C.
Documented positions
Public safety
Proposes a university study of racial disparities in stops
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County SheriffCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Would work with local college/university to study racial disparity that currently exists in arrests, traffic stops, investigative stops to prevent bias based policing.”
Pledges to honor only judicial warrants in ICE cases
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County SheriffCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“I would follow the guidance of Maryland's Attorney General, by only honoring criminal warrants signed by a judicial officer”
Pledges deputies will not act as ICE agents
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County SheriffCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Sheriff's deputies would not act as ICE agents or perform the duties of ICE agents.”
Health & human services
Proposes expanding the crisis car program
ReportVOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County SheriffCandidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“work to expand crisis car program”
All sources (3)
- 2026 Gubernatorial General Election Local Candidates List (all counties)
Election filing · Maryland State Board of Elections · elections.maryland.gov
- Certified ballots, 2026 Gubernatorial General Election: Frederick County (every ballot style)
Election filing · Maryland State Board of Elections · elections.maryland.gov
- VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Sheriff
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
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