The campaign of Dennis Quakenbush announced it has received the endorsement of current Hamilton County Sheriff Mark Bowen.  According to a story posted In the Hamilton County Reporter, a news-gathering partner of LarryInFishers.com, Bowen emphasized the importance of local residents feeling secure and safe.

“Captain Dennis Quakenbush is aware of the issues that are affecting not only the agency but the community as a whole, and he stands committed to providing effective, efficient and professional leadership to both,” Bowen says in the news release . “He genuinely cares about people and keeping them safe, and it shows. He has my full support.”

Sheriff Bowen joined the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department as a Deputy in 1991. He has spent 27 years with the Department, including time as Chief Deputy under Sheriff Doug Carter, before being elected Sheriff in 2011 and reelected in 2015.

Quakenbush is one of four candidates in the Republican primary election seeking the office of Hamilton County Sheriff.