Candidates for Onondaga County Sheriff on the Campbell Conversations

WRVO | By Grant Reeher

Published October 5, 2014 at 5:00 PM EDT

Republican Gene Conway, left, and Democrat Toby Shelley are the candidates in the race for Onondaga County Sheriff. They spoke this week with Campbell Conversations host Grant Reeher.

This edition of the Campbell Conversations begins a series of joint conversations this fall with candidates in contested races for elected positions. This week the two candidates for Onondaga County Sheriff join host Grant Reeher, in their first shared appearance. Republican Gene Conway and Democrat Toby Shelley discuss their background and experience, the need to make changes at the sheriff's department, their vision for greater cooperation with other law enforcement agencies in the county, and just how vigorously they'll enforce the SAFE Act.

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Grant Reeher

Grant Reeher is a Political Science Professor and Senior Research Associate at the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship. He is also creator, host and program director of “The Campbell Conversations” on WRVO, a weekly regional public affairs program featuring extended in-depth interviews with regional and national writers, politicians, activists, public officials, and business professionals.

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