FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 26, 2010
Contact: Michael Ziegler
(916) 717-3530

SACRAMENTO, CA – The Sacramento County Law Enforcement Managers Association (LEMA) today announced that the LEMA Membership overwhelmingly voted to endorse Captain Jim Cooper for Sacramento County Sheriff by 2/3rds of the vote.

LEMA is an organization comprised of Public Safety leaders.  Our Members are Upper and Middle Management personnel from the Sheriff’s Department, Probation Department, District Attorney’s Office, Department of Human Assistance and Public Defenders Office.  We strive to draw the best law enforcement professionals into the Management ranks so that we can provide the highest level of Public Safety service.

This is why we are excited to announce that Candidate Jim Cooper is the absolute best candidate to lead our leaders through these tough times.  Along with an in-depth knowledge of the Sheriff’s Department and the public safety issues within Sacramento County, Jim has:

• Extensive executive level experience with inside knowledge of the Sheriff’s Department.
• Extensive command experience and has held a command within every Division in the Sheriff’s Department.
• Extensive experience as a street cop; he’s “been-there and done-that.”
• Extensive government experience – He has served as an Elk Grove City Councilman and two terms as Mayor and has made smart fiscal decisions to lead that city to a budget surplus in this tough economy.

Candidate Jim Cooper is a proven political leader with the ability to bridge gaps, secure outside funding, spend wisely and provide quality public safety services.

LEMA is proud to support and endorse Candidate Jim Cooper as the next Sheriff of Sacramento County and we are confident he is the right choice, at the right time.

Michael Ziegler                                                                                                          Gordon Smith

President, LEMA                                                                             Vice President, LEMA