Humboldt County Undersheriff Mike Downey at the gazebo in Old Town Eureka. Photo by Ryan Burns

Humboldt County Undersheriff Mike Downey at the gazebo in Old Town Eureka. Photo by Ryan Burns

Humboldt County sheriff candidate (and current undersheriff) Mike Downey has nabbed endorsements from his neighboring colleagues –Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman and Del Norte County Sheriff Dean Wilson. This according to a press release issued today from the Downey camp.

Downey has also been endorsed by his current boss, retiring H.C. Sheriff Gary Philp. In fact, if endorsements were votes, Downey would have this thing about wrapped up.
His list
contains more (and bigger) names than
that of his challenger
, District Attorney’s Office Chief Investigator Mike Hislop.

Of course, endorsements
aren’t
votes, and Hislop
has professed
 a lack of interest in them.

Ryan Burns worked for the Journal from 2008 to 2013, covering a diverse mix of North Coast subjects,...

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