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One of three announced candidates for the open post of Snohomish County Sheriff is bringing in Redmond's anti-gay activist preacher Ken Hutcherson for what is billed as a campaign fundraiser and "prayer rally."

Tom Greene a current bureau chief in the county's police force is running against Democratic state Rep. John Lovick and sheriff's Lt. Robert Beidler for the post which must be vacated by incumbent Sheriff Rick Bart who can't run again because of term limits.

Although they couldn't quite figure out where or what Snohomish County is, UK Gay News found it odd that someone running for sheriff would bring in as a campaign speaker the preacher who is reportedly being investigated for misrepresenting himself during his recent foriegn trips to Latvia.

With the White House denying that Hutcherson had been given any special status for his trip to Latvia, and Hutcherson claiming that he has "video proof" (though he is refusing to produce this), it is a certain case of "oh no we didn't" and "oh yes they did".

So, in true British pantomime tradition, perhaps there should also be the "behind you" message sent out to the Bureau Chief of the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office who is now campaigning for election as sheriff.

It's not clear from Greene's campaign site why he's invited Hutcherson to become involved in a Snohomish race for sheriff. But then, there are often code words used for these kinds of things. Maybe that makes it notoble that Greene touts as one of his "core values", "Live by the Boy Scout Law and Oath".

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