A WA election tests the ‘constitutional sheriff’ movement

The briefing

As Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer retires, a high-stakes local election is testing the future of the "constitutional sheriff" movement in Washington state. Candidates seeking to succeed Songer have distanced themselves from his most controversial stances, even as legal battles and state legislative reforms challenge the ideology. The movement, championed nationally by figures connected to the CSPOA, continues to face fierce resistance from civil rights and immigrant advocates.