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Sheriff, Frederick County

Karl Bickel

Candidate for Sheriff, Frederick County

Democratic

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.

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Documented positions

Public safety

  • Proposes a university study of racial disparities in stops

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Sheriff

    Candidate 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.”
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  • Pledges to honor only judicial warrants in ICE cases

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Sheriff

    Candidate 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”
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  • Pledges deputies will not act as ICE agents

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Frederick County Sheriff

    Candidate 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.”
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Health & human services

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