Brian Shane
Staff Writer
SNOW HILL — Two incumbent elected members of Worcester County law enforcement are seeking re-election in 2014.
State’s Attorney Beau Oglesby and Sheriff Reggie Mason both filed their candidacy paperwork Monday at the Worcester County Board of Elections in Snow Hill.
Both men took office in 2010, running as Republicans. They filed together to send a message that they’re part of one law enforcement team.
Oglesby said in a statement that he and the sheriff have worked closely with one another for the last three years to “forge a relationship which has unquestionably made the county a safer place.”
“When officers and prosecutors work together from the inception of a case to a final verdict, it ensures solid investigations and well-prepared prosecutions,” he said.
Mason agreed, saying the lines of communication between prosecutors and sheriff’s deputies are strong.
“Deputies and prosecutors are immediately discussing their cases and actively participating in the process from charge to conviction,” the sheriff said in a statement.
Oglesby, 44, lost to incumbent Joel Todd by 14 votes in the 2006 race. In their 2010 rematch, Todd lost his bid for a fifth consecutive term when he lost by 93 votes in an election that came down to absentee ballots. During that campaign, Oglesby had the unanimous backing of every Worcester County law enforcement agency.
Mason, 67, is a former U.S. Marine and Vietnam veteran. The Pocomoke City native spent almost 10 years with Ocean City police before joining the sheriff’s office in 1979, where he’s been ever since. Mason served as the sheriff’s chief deputy from 1984 until he earned the job of sheriff in his own right at the ballot box in 2010.
So far, there’s only one other candidate for sheriff in the race, according to the Worcester County Board of Elections. George Truitt of Eden filed June 5 as a Republican, meaning he and Mason will face off in the June 24 primary.
No other candidates at this time have filed to run for state’s attorney. The filing deadline for the Nov. 4 election is Feb 25.
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What I'm confused about is the other candidate who has filed for sheriff. Article says he is from Eden which is in Somerset county. I always thought you had to reside in the county/district in which you wish to run.
ReplyDeleteEden postal delivery area covers part of Worcester County also.
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