Author: Doug Traubel
2022 Candidate for Ada County Sheriff, Doug Traubel, announces he will run for the office again in 2024. Traubel, a lifelong Republican, and once precinct committeeman for the Elmore County Republican Central Committee has changed his affiliation to the Constitution Party. Readers may recall that in 2021 Traubel was voted #1 by the Ada County […]
The Keep the Republic show for February 17 included an insightful interview with Doug Traubel, author of Red Badge: A veteran police officer’s commentary on the Marxist subversion of American Law Enforcement and Culture, on what it means to be a Constitutional sheriff in today’s eroding culture. Source
Residents of Ada County may recognize the name Doug Traubel. He was the number one choice of the Ada County Republicans and endorsed by the True Idaho News editorial board to fill the position of Ada County Sheriff. Ultimately, Traubel’s writings were taken out of context and he was smeared by left-leaning groups. Traubel recently sat down with True Idaho […]
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The Wisdom of Sheriff Duffy
In 1986, Sheriff John Duffy addressed the cadets in my San Diego Sheriff’s Patrol Academy. He explained how ancient the office of sheriff is and how it followed the colonists from England. He emphasized the traditions, duties and powers of the elected sheriff: the protector of the “shire” (county), the enforcer of court orders, the […]
In 1996 I was chosen to be the first School Resource Officer (SRO) at the then newly-built Eagle High School. From my experience in gang enforcement as a police officer in San Diego, I noticed a gang presence in the hallways of the High School. I investigated and learned the gang was called the “Garden […]