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Dan Saban

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Dan Saban
Buckeye Police Chief
In office
February 2005 – May 2008
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Websitehttp://dansabanforsheriff.com/[dead link]

Daniel E. Saban (born 1956) is the former police chief of Buckeye, Arizona, United States of America and three-time candidate for sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona. Saban ran as a Republican in 2004, as a Democrat in 2008, and again as a Republican in 2016.[1][2]

Early life and career

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Saban has a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in justice studies and a master's degree from Northern Arizona University in human relations and educational leadership.

Saban worked as a law enforcement professional for 32 years, serving in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (1975–1979), Mesa Police Department (1979–2004; Commander, ret.) and Buckeye Police Department (2005–2008; Chief of Police). Saban now owns The Saban Group, LLC, a law enforcement litigation and consulting company.

Political career

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Saban has alleged that he was a victim of his political rival, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.[3] During Saban's 2004 run for sheriff, Arpaio opened a criminal investigation into a 30-year-old allegation that Saban, then 17, had raped his adoptive mother.[4] Saban lost the election and sued for defamation and lost but cost the county $800,000 in legal fees.[5][6]

Saban was endorsed by The Arizona Republic and the Phoenix New Times when he ran in 2008.[7][8]

2008 election results

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2008 Maricopa County Sheriff's Office election, Arizona[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Joe Arpaio (incumbent) 730,426 55.2 −1.5
Democratic Dan Saban 558,176 42.2 +11.5
Libertarian Chris A.H. Will 35,425 2.7 n/a
Majority 172,250 13.0 −13.0
Turnout 1,324,027 +16.8
Republican hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Dan Saban enters 3rd run to unseat Arpaio". The Arizona Republic. July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "Ex-corrections officer enters Maricopa County's sheriff race". KVOA.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11.
  3. ^ "Arizona sheriff under investigation for alleged abuse of power". CNN.com. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "In contempt hearing, Arpaio says judge's wife targeted". USA Today. April 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "Has Dan Saban already made a mistake in his run against Joe Arpaio?". The Arizona Republic. July 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "Saban loses lawsuit vs. Arpaio". The Arizona Republic. September 8, 2007.
  7. ^ "Dan Saban for sheriff". The Arizona Republic. October 8, 2008.
  8. ^ "New Times Endorses Dan Saban and Tim Nelson". Phoenix New Times. October 30, 2008.
  9. ^ "Elections Results Archive". Maricopa County Recorder's Office.

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https://www.policeone.com/archive/articles/29033-Mesa-police-crack-downon-designer-drug-users/

http://archive.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/10/20/20081020sabaninbuckeye1020.html

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