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Candidates declaring for
Boundary County Sheriff, 2016 |
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January 5, 2015 |
With a little over a year until the process of
electing the next Boundary County Sheriff
officially begins with the Primary Election in
2016, a couple of candidates have already
announced their intentions to seek the office.
Both have many years of law enforcement
experience.
Dave Schuman, who currently serves as a Deputy
in the Sheriff's Office, and who also has
experience in the military police, announced his
candidacy last summer.
Dave Kramer, former Chief of Police of the City
of Bonners Ferry, who currently works with the
North Idaho College Basic Patrol Academy,
recently announced his candidacy.
Following is information on both of these
candidates for Boundary County Sheriff.
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DAVE SCHUMAN
Dave Schuman points to his 35 years of
continuous, full-time law enforcement
experience. "I can navigate the
Sheriff’s Office direction to the point
of where we need to be to maintain,
improve and continue the quality of life
that people enjoy in Boundary County,"
Mr. Schuman says.
He served for over 18 years in military
law enforcement, supervising both U.S.
Military personnel and U.S. civilians,
along with foreign military and foreign
civilians. He has managed law
enforcement agencies, in many cases
larger than our local department, in
many different areas of the world.
Mr. Schuman moved with his family to
Boundary County following his retirement
from the military, and began working
with the Boundary County Sheriff's
Office. He was first assigned to
work at the Boundary County Jail, and
worked there for a year, receiving Idaho
Detention Officer Certification during
that time. Following his year working
with the jail, he was then transferred
to Patrol duties, and received Idaho
Peace Officer certification.
During his time in the local Sheriff's
Office, Mr. Schuman has become a
Corporal in the department, a certified
detective, and a Narcotic Detection
Canine Handler. He has worked with two
canine partners over the past 12 years.
Mr. Schuman identifies six steps he
plans to take should he be elected as
Sheriff.
1. Community Partnership: He states that
Boundary County has an admirable level
of volunteerism, and hopes to take
advantage of that quality, so citizens
can help with programs such as
Neighborhood Watch, youth Explorer
programs, officer reserves, and other
areas, such as assisting with background
investigations, crime prevention
programs, animal control, and with the
Sheriff's posse.
2. Training: He realizes training will
be required to fully implement this and
some of his other ideas, and plans to
make necessary training available.
3. Improve existing programs: He plans
to make these improvements through use
of organizational skills, and to set up
maintenance programs for each section,
which he hopes will identify areas where
improvements might be needed.
4. Reduction of what he identifies as
federal stranglehold on local law
enforcement. This would be accomplished
primarily by reducing the use of
government grants, especially those that
require monies or police actions. He
plans to review all such grants to
determine if they would be beneficial
for the community.
5. Quality Control within the Sheriff's
Office.
6. Accessibility and Accountability: Mr.
Schuman pledges the Sheriff's Office
will always be accessible to the
community, and accountable for its
actions. "Our goal is not so much to
please everybody, but to be fair and
equal to all," says Mr. Schuman.
"Your Sheriff must assist, protect and
defend the community. This must be
conducted in a fair and equal manner. As
your Sheriff I answer directly to you."
"We had a philosophy in the military
that I really enjoyed deploying, and I
will continue to use it. That is: Every
American is a leader, every leader can
be lead as a member of a team, and any
team of Americans can accomplish any
task." |
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DAVE KRAMER
Dave Kramer reports that he began his
career as an Explorer with the Boundary
County Sheriffs Office while still in
high school. When he was old enough, he
became a Reserve Officer with the
Sheriff’s Department while attending
college and studying Criminal Justice.
Following college, Mr. Kramer was hired
by the Bonners Ferry Police Department,
where he served as a Patrol Officer,
Assistant Chief of Police, and Police
Chief.
He retired from the Bonners Ferry Police
Department in 2008, after serving over
30 years, the last 20 years as Police
Chief. After retiring from the
department, Mr. Kramer remained a
part-time Officer covering occasional
patrol shifts when the department was
shorthanded. In December 2013, the City
of Bonners Ferry asked Mr. Kramer to
come back as the Interim Police Chief to
allow them time to advertise and hire a
new Chief.
Mr. Kramer cites several areas of
experience in law enforcement, in a
variety of settings. He holds an
Executive level certification, which is
the highest level an officer can obtain
in Idaho. He also has a degree in
Criminal Justice, and is a graduate of
the FBI National Academy in Quantico,
Virginia.
He has been a Police Instructor for
years in Idaho, teaching law enforcement
training on a local and regional basis.
He has served in the past as a Deputy
with the Idaho Attorney General’s
Office, under Idaho Attorney General
Larry Echohawk, where he worked on the
Idaho Complicated Crimes Task Force.
Currently Mr. Kramer is the Law
Enforcement Coordinator for the North
Idaho College Basic Patrol Academy,
which trains law enforcement Officers.
He has served in the past as Acting
Director of the NIC Basic Patrol
Academy, and has been an instructor in
the Introduction to Criminal Justice
course at the NIC campus, where he added
a Law Enforcement Theory and Internship
course which he also instructed.
Mr. Kramer is the current Director of
Boundary County Emergency Management,
which works with all the First Responder
community and manages grants from
Homeland Security, along with preparing
for and helping during times of
disasters.
Mr. Kramer also cites community and
regional volunteer and leadership
positions he has held, including serving
as President of Bonners Ferry Rotary,
President of the Idaho Chiefs of Police
Association, and President of the
Montana and Idaho Chapter of FBI
National Academy Associates. He is the
current Vice President of the Idaho
Emergency Managers Association, and Vice
Commander of Idaho State Search and
Rescue Association, along with being a
Board member of the Idaho Law
Enforcement Torch Run and the Boundary
Search and Dive Rescue Team.
“It has been a blessing to live and work
in Boundary County and to be involved
with the community," says Mr. Kramer. He
has also spent some time in the schools
as a substitute teacher and over the
years has helped with the Festival of
Trees and with Ducks Unlimited.
“I really enjoy the people and the
lifestyle of Boundary County, and I
would be honored if given the chance to
continue to serve in this community as
your Sheriff, said Mr. Kramer. "I have a
good understanding of the problems and
challenges that this community and law
enforcement face and I believe that I
can bring strong leadership, teamwork,
and experience to keep Boundary County a
place where people want to live and
raise their families.” |
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