The sheriff's preferred candidate quickly announced she would decline an appointment as interim sheriff, which would give her the advantage of incumbency in this year's election.
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SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore announced Thursday that he will not seek election to a fourth term in the post next year.
Gore, 73, whose current stint as sheriff ends in January 2023, said it had been “an honor and a privilege to serve the people of San Diego County.”
“I am grateful and humbled by the continued community support that I have received for the last 12 years,” he stated. “Being your sheriff is one of the most rewarding experiences of my law enforcement career rewarding primarily because of the extraordinary men and women in the department, who work tirelessly every day to keep San Diego the safest urban county in the nation.”