The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

Editor:

I am Art Martinak, former Sheriff of Linn County, and I am supporting Kerry Johnson for Linn County commissioner.

A lot has changed since I was your Sheriff, but one thing has not. Linn County government is our local government and it affects our lives the most.

When I was Sheriff I hired local men and women to be deputy sheriffs. It paid off then and it is still paying off today. Many of those local deputies I hired are now in leadership positions of the Sheriff’s Office.

Kerry Johnson is local; she was born and raised in Linn County and it has always been her home.

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