Dar Leaf, Michigan’s ‘constitutional’ pro-militia sheriff, vies for re-election

Leaf's skepticism about elections and convictions about the excesses of the federal government fit in comfortably in Barry county, a deeply red and rural county just north of Kalamazoo that voted for Trump over Biden in 2020 by a two to one margin. 

But locally, some Republicans want to turn the page. Two of his intraparty challengers in the 6 August primary have highlighted his investigation into the 2020 election as a key point of contrast. 

"The sheriff has propagated these lies," says Joel Ibbotson, one of his three opponents. "I'm sick of that. I want it to end."…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/31/dar-leaf-michigan-sheriff-re-election