Kevin Edling
Kevin Edling (Republican Party) ran for election for Arapahoe County Sheriff in Colorado. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
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Biography
Kevin Edling has experience serving in the U.S. Air National Guard. He earned an associate degree from the Community College of the Air Force in 2002, a bachelor's degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2006, and a graduate degree from Colorado State University in 2008. His career experience includes working as a law enforcement officer.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Arapahoe County, Colorado (2022)
General election
General election for Arapahoe County Sheriff
Incumbent Tyler Brown defeated Kevin Edling and Scott Liva in the general election for Arapahoe County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tyler Brown (D) | 55.6 | 138,334 | |
 | Kevin Edling (R)  | 41.4 | 102,948 | |
| Scott Liva (L) | 3.0 | 7,372 | ||
| Total votes: 248,654 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Sheriff
Incumbent Tyler Brown advanced from the Democratic primary for Arapahoe County Sheriff on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tyler Brown | 100.0 | 53,365 | |
| Total votes: 53,365 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arapahoe County Sheriff
Kevin Edling advanced from the Republican primary for Arapahoe County Sheriff on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Edling | 100.0 | 44,035 |
| Total votes: 44,035 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kevin Edling completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Edling's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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He currently serves as a command officer with the Denver Police Department. He has been with Denver PD for the past 27 years working in Patrol and Special Operations.
During this time, he has also served in the Colorado Air National Guard for more than 30 years at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado. He served as Commander of the 140th Security Forces Squadron (2015-2020) completing his last deployment from the Middle East in 2018. His current assignment is Joint Force Headquarters – Colorado National Guard, located in Centennial.
In his spare time, Kevin volunteers with the Civil Air Patrol and loves sharing his passion for aviation with cadets. He is an accomplished pilot holding a commercial pilot’s license for airplanes, seaplanes, helicopters, gliders and is a certified flight instructor. Kevin operates out of Centennial Airport (APA).
Kevin holds an Associate of Science in Criminal Justice from the Community College of the Air Force, a Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and a Master of Education with a focus on Organizational Performance & Change from Colorado State University.
He lives in Centennial (Arapahoe County) with his wife Stacey Stegman Edling. He is a proud stepdad to Dylan (former Marine) and dad to Stella, the Goldendoodle.- Leadership & Experience. Do you feel safer today than you did 4 years ago? I have knocked on over 3,000 doors and the resounding answer to this question is "No". With my 30 years of police experience in progressive leadership roles, I will lead the men & women of the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office back to the basics of law enforcement and holding criminals accountable. We must hold our elected leaders accountable. My opponent has failed Arapahoe County and we are less safe today because of his poor progressive policies, e.g. refusing to allow criminals into the Arapahoe County jail unless they had a bond amount of at least $2500. Our jail is less than half full and we have car thieves preying on our residents. Simply unacceptable.
- Proven crimefighter. Crime is up in Arapahoe County. Car thefts are up by more than 139%, violent crime is up, property crime is up, even DUI fatality crashes have increased by 42% while DUI arrests have fallen by more than 32%. I have personally arrested over 757 DUI drivers during my 30 year career and I will be your law & order Sheriff that brings Arapahoe County back to "common-sense".
- Crime is not partisan. Nobody asked your neighbor if they were a Democrat, Republican, or unaffiliated before they stole your neighbor's car. People are tired of extreme left and extreme right--let's get back to center and good old fashioned "common-sense".
Mental Health - Our country is experiencing an unprecedented mental health crisis. I will make it mandatory for all deputies to be certified in Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) which is not currently a requirement. I was the lead instructor for CIT beginning back in 2004 and have trained hundreds of officers throughout the metro area in its use. Officers receive de-escalation techniques that help defuse a critical situation using their most powerful weapon—their mouth. This week-long training is invaluable to our deputies and will result in a decrease in the number of uses of force (including deadly force) and decrease the number of injuries to both deputies and those in crisis.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 5, 2022
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