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David A. Clarke Jr. served as Milwaukee County sheriff from 2002 to 2017.

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David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on March 15, 2020 in a tweet:

Says coronavirus is just “the damn flu.”

By Eric Litke • March 19, 2020
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on December 30, 2017 in a tweet:

Says Hillary Clinton once said "the average Democrat voter is just plain stupid, they’re easy to manipulate."

By Tom Kertscher • January 5, 2018
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on February 17, 2017 in a tweet:

Says Michelle Obama "said she was never proud of her country til they elected her husband POTUS."

By Tom Kertscher • February 23, 2017
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on July 17, 2016 in an interview:

Says Barack Obama "said black males are two times more likely to be shot by a law enforcement officer than white males" and "that is a lie" because "there is no data."

By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2016
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on June 13, 2016 in a speech:

"Doctors kill about 250,000 people a year in botched surgeries."

By Tom Kertscher • June 29, 2016

Chris Abele
stated on May 18, 2017 in an interview:

Says David Clarke reduced the number of Milwaukee County sheriff's deputies "from about 700 and something to 300 and something."

By Tom Kertscher • May 26, 2017
Sheriff David Clarke for U.S. Senate
stated on April 5, 2017 in a fund-raising email:

Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has said Black Lives Matter "is a terrorist movement, a hate group and calls it, Black LIES Matter."

By Tom Kertscher • April 17, 2017
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 5, 2014 in a campaign TV ad:

Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. advised citizens to "point that barrel center mass and pull the trigger" because "911 is not our best option."

By Dave Umhoefer • August 7, 2014
John Chisholm
stated on June 2, 2014 in a letter:

Says Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has "deputies collecting overtime while sitting passively in chairs watching courthouse security personnel work."

By Tom Kertscher • June 30, 2014
Chris Abele
stated on December 15, 2011 in a television interview:

Says Milwaukee County buses are no less safe now than a year or two ago.

By Dave Umhoefer • January 5, 2012

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