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Are you tired of the typical political rhetoric? Are you looking for a candidate who is a true leader, not the same old politician that we hear from every few years? If you are, Justin Smith is the unconventional candidate that you’ve been looking for!

Justin didn’t arrive on the scene, making the same old promises and courting the special interest groups. He started over two decades ago, serving and protecting the Citizens of Larimer County. In 1991, he took an oath to the Citizens of Larimer County uphold and protect the Constitution of the United States and the State of Colorado and he has upheld that oath every day since.

How do you know that he’ll keep his word? Look at his track record. Justin is a lawman of integrity who stands up for his community, stands up for his employees and stands up for his family.

Justin was raised on the traditional, small town, Midwestern values that keep this country strong; service to God, country, family and community. Those values guide him as a leader in our community.

Values

The product of a Midwestern upbringing, Justin was taught the values of honesty and commitment to community by his parents and family. His parents, who have been married forty-five years, are both small-business owners and instilled in him from a young age the importance of hard work.

Justin strongly believes that our country’s founders intended government to have a limited role in the lives of its citizens. Our Bill of Rights was adopted to ensure the rights of citizens were forever protected from a sometimes overzealous government. In the same fashion, the Office of Sheriff was created to be the community protector. The Sheriff is not just a law enforcement officer, but also a corrections officer, a court officer, the head of countywide search and rescue operations, as well as the county’s fire warden. The Sheriff has to wear many hats and they all have to fit.

A Sheriff has to be committed and prepared to provide for the safety of his community in these various ways. He also has to protect the pocketbooks of his constituents by providing those required services in the most economic way.

Beliefs

Justin believes:

• Government derives its power from the people, not the other way around
• A Sheriff’s solemn duty is to protect the community
• Without the Second Amendment, the rest would be irrelevant
• Those who break the law should be held accountable for their crimes

Priorities

Justin understands the challenges that the current economic conditions to local governments. While it has created some true difficulties for local leaders, it has also presented a unique opportunity for governments to learn to streamline, like many businesses have been doing for years.

Justin’s priorities center around continuing to find better ways to deliver services to the community. He will:

• Continue to build partnerships between local police agencies to share resources and reduce duplication of specialized services.
• Continue to seek out proven technologies that better enable officers to do their job of protecting the community.
• Work to assure that jail operations are run as efficiently as possible, so that those who need to be locked up will be.
• Stand up for his community against out of control politicians and bureaucrats.
• Continue to be available to the citizens through forums held throughout the year in their communities.
• Continue to improve access to information for the public.
• Support the many fine employees of the agency, while assuring that those who betray the public trust continue to be held accountable for their actions
• Be personally involved with the youth of the community through the schools
• Work to assure that the community continues to be safe from crime, so that businesses and individuals can prosper