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| | |county=Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | | |county=Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |
| − | |terms=March 19, 2002-present | + | |terms=March 19, 2002 – August 31, 2017 |
| | |preceded=Leverett F. Baldwin | | |preceded=Leverett F. Baldwin |
| − | |former=n | + | |former=y |
| − | |succeeded= | + | |succeeded=TBD |
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| − | '''Sheriff David Clarke''' (born August 21, 1956) is a [[conservative]] veteran of the Milwaukee police department and is a fierce critic of [[Barack Obama]], [[Eric Holder]] and the [[black lives matter]] movement. | + | '''Sheriff David Clarke''' (born August 21, 1956) is a [[conservative]] veteran of the Milwaukee police department and is a fierce critic of [[Barack Obama]], [[Eric Holder]] and the [[black lives matter]] movement. He served as the Milwaukee County Sheriff from 2002 to 2017. |
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| | [[File:Sheriff Clarke.png|thumb|150px|left|Clarke in 2013, receiving an award.]] | | [[File:Sheriff Clarke.png|thumb|150px|left|Clarke in 2013, receiving an award.]] |
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| | Liberals strongly dislike Clarke, and they have thrown petty attacks at him, such as a claim that he wears "fake military metals" on his uniform. Even the liberal-leaning [[Snopes.com]] showed those claims to be false.<ref>Palma, Bethania (May 23, 2017). [http://www.snopes.com/david-clarke-military-medals/ Does Sheriff David Clarke Wear 'Fake' Military Medals?]. ''Snopes''. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</ref> | | Liberals strongly dislike Clarke, and they have thrown petty attacks at him, such as a claim that he wears "fake military metals" on his uniform. Even the liberal-leaning [[Snopes.com]] showed those claims to be false.<ref>Palma, Bethania (May 23, 2017). [http://www.snopes.com/david-clarke-military-medals/ Does Sheriff David Clarke Wear 'Fake' Military Medals?]. ''Snopes''. Retrieved May 25, 2017.</ref> |
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| | + | CLarke resigned his position as Milwaukee County Sheriff on August 31, 2017,<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/31/david-clarke-resigns-milwaukee-sheriff/ David Clarke Resigns as Milwaukee Sheriff]. ''Breitbart News''. August 31, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.</ref> and he joined a pro-Trump super PAC soon after. |
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| | == References == | | == References == |