The Scott Jones for Sheriff campaign will be holding its election night celebration at the Hilton Hotel. Campaign supporters will be watching the election results of the hotly contested Sacramento County Sheriff’s race.

Who: Sacramento County Sheriff’s Candidate Scott Jones
What: Election Night Celebration
When: Tuesday, November 2, 2010 starting at 7:30 PM.
Where: Hilton Hotel, Eagle Ballroom, 2200 Harvard Street

The event is open to the public and include Hors d’ oeuvres and No-host bar.

On Sunday Jim Cooper’s supporter rand a deceptive ad against Scott Jones. Both men are running for Sacramento County Sheriff.

The full-page ad was run in The Sacramento Bee. The ads was run in reference to and FBI investigation that was linked to Jones’ acceptance in 2000 of office space from a J Street bail bonds company. The FBI investigation found no wrong doing on the part of Scott Jones.

The ad appears to be nothing more than last minute mud slinging by Jim Cooper’s supporters.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department is still in the red and is looking at more budget cuts. The department faces $37.6 million in budget cuts which is down from the original $55 million they had proposed. Layoffs could be part of those cuts which would have a obvious negative impact on the residents of Sacramento County.

“It’s a huge hit for the department,” said Sheriff John McGinness. “It’s a significant challenge.”

The Sheriff’s Department may need to cut an additional 250 positions. The department cut 122 sheriff’s deputies last summer due to budget cuts. Mid-year cuts included laying off four more deputies, shutting down the sheriff’s training academy, and stopping the emergency training facility. The new round of cuts may include patrols officers, investigations personnel, and correctional deputies. Additional inmates may also be released to save costs.

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Scott Jones, Jim Cooper, and Brett Daniels all want the same job, the Sacramento county sheriff seat. The current sheriff, John McGinness, not seeking reelection. The seat even has a write-in candidate by the name of Frank Scafidi.

Who will you vote for? That has been a discussion on several local discussion forums.

Bret Daniels, a former Sheriff’s Department deputy and former Citrus Heights city councilman, is safety director for a shopping mall. Frank Scafidi is a retired FBI agent. He also has experience with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and as an Air Force gunner in Vietnam.

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