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Jailer, Clark County

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4 years
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Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The jailer has custody of the county jail and the people committed to it.

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Chris Grant

Republican

The gist

  • Pledges a realistic, transparent jail budget
  • Proposes a citizens review board for the county jail
  • Pledges competitive bidding for jail purchases
  • Pledges to serve no more than two terms as jailer
More about Chris
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  1. Pledges a realistic, transparent jail budget

    Grant challenges Doyle over jail management

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · Sep 1, 2026 · wincityvoices.org

    “a real­is­tic bud­get, and I want it to be trans­par­ent”

  2. Proposes a citizens review board for the county jail

    Grant challenges Doyle over jail management

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · Sep 1, 2026 · wincityvoices.org

    “he would like to estab­lish a cit­i­zens review board to hear about and con­sid­er prob­lems in the jail”

  3. Pledges competitive bidding for jail purchases

    Grant challenges Doyle over jail management

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · Sep 1, 2026 · wincityvoices.org

    “he would “do every­thing on a bid process””

  4. Pledges to serve no more than two terms as jailer

    Grant challenges Doyle over jail management

    News coverage · WinCity Voices · Sep 1, 2026 · wincityvoices.org

    “he would lim­it him­self to two terms and retire”

Frank "Squatty" Doyle

DemocraticIncumbent

The gist

  • Supports housing outside inmates to generate jail revenue
  • Supports inmate work-release to save county money
More about Frank
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  1. Supports housing outside inmates to generate jail revenue

    Doyle touts business approach to jail

    News coverage · The Winchester Sun · Sep 2, 2026 · winchestersun.com

    “He has created income by bringing in prisoners from other counties, as well as state and federal inmates.”

  2. Supports inmate work-release to save county money

    Doyle touts business approach to jail

    News coverage · The Winchester Sun · Sep 2, 2026 · winchestersun.com

    “The inmate work-release program is good for the county because it saves money”

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