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Bill Kolender's final day as sheriff was
Thursday.
Veteran law enforcement administrator Bill Gore was sworn in Thursday to fill the term of retiring longtime San Diego County Sheriff Bill Kolender.
Gore, 61, is a former high-level FBI official and one of five law enforcement veterans who say they will run for sheriff next year.
Kolender 74, announced in April that he would retire before filling his term to spend more time with his ailing wife.
On this next-to-the-last day in office, Kolender told the Union-Tribune: “You have to focus on the things that are most important in your life — wife, kids, grandkids.”
Those who would succeed Kolender have complained that the appointment of Gore gives him the unfair advantage of incumbency he did not earn. Gore was appointed by the San Diego County Board of supervisors to complete Kolender's term.
The appointment sets up an interesting political race for the job. The list of candidates who've expressed interest include James Duffy, a former sheriff's lieutenant and county Supervisor Ron Roberts' chief of staff; Jay La Suer, a former undersheriff and past state legislator; former San Diego police Chief David Bejarano; and former sheriff's Sgt. Bruce Ruff.
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