Hipster Doofus Wife-Beater Pretending To Be San Francisco Sheriff Has A Challenger
Robert Gehl
November 2, 2015
It looks like even San Francisco may have had enough of the violent hipster doofus pretending to be sheriff.
In his short term as sheriff, Ross Mirkarimi has become a national embarrassment for sheriffs and law enforcement across the country.
Only recently, his staunch support for San Francisco County’s “Sanctuary City” policy – even after the death of Kate Steinle at the death of an illegal immigrant – has drawn even more attention and shame to his office.
Three years ago, he was convicted of beating his wife in front of his children. But the nonsense doesn’t stop there. He’s had his driver license suspended and was banned from carrying a service weapon when he flunked his marksmanship test.
The man is a singular embarrassment for San Francisco – and this is a city that wallows in embarrassing politicians.
“I’m in the redemption industry,” said Mirkarimi, 54, who launched the Green Party in California before changing his voter registration to Democratic. “I believe in second chances.”
So it looks like Sheriff Mirkarimi has a challenger.
His opponent, retired sheriff’s official Vicki Hennessy, 62, is running a low-key campaign — her first — hoping to capitalize on Mirkarimi’s negative image.
“The department needs leadership,” Hennessy said. “It needs its credibility restored.”
The latest campaign contribution disclosures show that she has raised $286,000 to his $109,000 and won the endorsements of the unions representing the county jail’s sworn officers. Hennessy is also supported by Mayor Ed Lee.
Mirkarimi, who served for eight years on the city’s Board of Supervisors, has won the endorsement of the previous sheriff, who served for 32 years before retiring in 2011. Former Mayor Art Agnos also has endorsed Mirkarimi, who points to the success of the jail’s high school and the dramatic reduction of the inmate population as major accomplishments.
Hennessy said she was encouraged to enter the race by Lee and others because of Mirkarimi’s stumbles, which began when he bruised his wife’s arm during a New Year’s Eve argument in 2011.
“I never expected to run,” said Hennessy, who joined the sheriff’s department in 1975 and rose to chief deputy, the third-highest ranking position in the office. The San Francisco native retired five years ago after directing the city’s emergency services agency. She is married to a retired San Francisco police officer and mother to an adult son and daughter.
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