{"id":96598,"date":"2020-03-04T11:46:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T16:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=96598"},"modified":"2020-03-04T11:46:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T16:46:33","slug":"rick-jowers-wins-sheriff-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=96598","title":{"rendered":"Rick Jowers Wins Sheriff Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jowers-vs.-foley.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-96599 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jowers-vs.-foley-500x277.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jowers-vs.-foley-500x277.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jowers-vs.-foley-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jowers-vs.-foley-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/jowers-vs.-foley.jpg 1522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-title\">BigCountyNews reports that Rick Jowers prevailed over Leroy Foley in the Sheriff&#8217;s election for Callahan County Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigcountryhomepage.com\/news\/your-local-election-hq\/rick-jowers-wins-during-controversial-callahan-county-sheriffs-race-plans-to-reject-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rick Jowers wins during controversial Callahan County Sheriff\u2019s race, plans to reject nomination<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Rick Jowers has been elected the new Sheriff of Callahan County during a controversial race where both candidates are accused of making false claims about their military service.<\/p>\n<p>Jowers beat challenger Leroy Foley by a vote of 78% to 22%, however, he won\u2019t actually takeover for current sheriff Terry Joy.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent letter the public, Jowers said he plans to reject the nomination in order to allow the Callahan County Republican Party and County Precinct Chairs to select a new Sheriff.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unknown how long that process will take.<\/p>\n<p>Jowers and Foley both made false claims about their military service during a public candidate forum.<\/p>\n<p>Foley falsely said he has received Silver Star and Purple Heart medals, and Jowers admitted he lied about the rank of his service.<\/p>\n<p>Both men are currently under investigation for these claims.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I guess the consolation prize is that Jowers can say he was elected the Sheriff of Callahan County.\u00a0 Maybe it will be currency in Federal PMITAP?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BigCountyNews reports that Rick Jowers prevailed over Leroy Foley in the Sheriff&#8217;s election for Callahan County &hellip; 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