Who is running for Arapahoe County Sheriff in 2026?

Arapahoe County Sheriff

Tyler Brown has been Arapahoe County Sheriff since January 8, 2019². The county's profile says he began in law enforcement in 2007 as a code enforcement officer with the City of Aurora, and later served as a police officer in Northglenn and in Mountain View and as an Aurora Public Schools campus safety officer². He won the November 2022 general election and faces Republican Kevin Edling in November¹⁴.

Where they stand 1 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• GunsNo single answer fitslow

  Said · low confidence

  • Asked in 2022 whether he would enforce a state ban on assault-style rifles, he said the sheriff's office enforces the laws the legislature passes, and noted the office had issued over 20,000 concealed handgun permits. (2022-10) source

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Retired Denver Police command officer; Colorado Air National Guard veteran (campaign website)

Kevin Edling is the Republican nominee for Arapahoe County Sheriff¹. His campaign website says he served more than 27 years with the Denver Police Department, retiring as a command officer, and more than 30 years in the Colorado Air National Guard, including as commander of the 140th Security Forces Squadron from 2015 to 2020². It lists degrees from the Community College of the Air Force, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Colorado State University². He was also the Republican nominee for Sheriff in 2022, receiving 102,948 votes to Tyler Brown's 138,334³.

Where they stand 1 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• GunsNo single answer fitslow

  Said · low confidence

  • Asked in 2022 whether he would enforce a state ban on assault-style rifles, he said he will enforce the laws passed by the people's elected representation, and that he enforced the assault rifle ban under President Bill Clinton. (2022) source