Press & Media Releases


July 23, 2010

MEDIA RELEASE

Sheriff Maketa is proud to announce the recent endorsements to his re-election campaign in serving a third term as our El Paso County Sheriff. The following individuals have endorsed Sheriff Maketa during the last couple of weeks:

Senator Andy McElhaney (Retired)
Representative Amy Stephens
Representative Mark Waller
Commissioner Amy Lathen
Weld County Sheriff John Cooke
Douglas County Sheriff Dave Weaver
Park County Sheriff Fred Wegener
Lake County Sheriff Ed Holte

These distinguished representatives of our community, as well as others throughout law enforcement communities in Colorado, join 18 other distinguished representatives and 4 renowned organizations within our local community. In addition to the elected officials listed above, Sheriff Maketa is honored to have the following endorsements from other elected officials and organizations:

Representative Bob Gardner
Representative Larry Liston
Representative Marsha Looper
Former Representative Bill Sinclair
Senator Bill Cadman
Retired Senator Ed Jones
Coroner Dr. Robert Bux
Treasurer Sandra Damron
Assessor Mark Lowderman
County Commissioner Sallie Clark
County Commissioner Wayne Williams
County Commissioner Jim Bensberg
Clerk and Recorder Robert Balink
City Councilman Bernie Herpin
Fountain Mayor Jeri Howells
Former City Councilman George James
Teller County Sheriff Kevin Dougherty
Retired El Paso County Sheriff Bernie Barry
Housing and Building Association (HBA)
Pikes Peak Firearms Coalition (PPFC)
Pikes Peak Fire Chiefs’ Forum (PP Fire Chiefs)
Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce

There are also growing numbers of individuals and business owners within our community who have endorsed Sheriff Maketa. This full list of endorsements as well as detailed information pertaining to Sheriff Maketa’s experience, qualifications and accomplishments during the last 7 ½ years he has served as the El Paso County Sheriff and 23+ years within the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office can be found on our website at www.maketaforsheriff.com.

Wendy Habert
Campaign Manager
Committee to Re-Elect Terry Maketa for Sheriff
PMB 429, 6660 Delmonico Drive, Unit D
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
www.maketaforsheriff.com
(719) 210-9367



June 9, 2010

MEDIA RELEASE

The Maketa for Sheriff re-election team was recently notified that Jake Shirk has extended an invitation for a debate. Sheriff Maketa welcomes the opportunity and would be happy to participate in a debate. Although Sheriff Maketa has not received any correspondence from Jake Shirk regarding an invitation, our campaign has been planning on coordinating debates for the mid to late July timeframe. Obviously, since it is campaign season, Sheriff Maketa's time is limited considering he is leading an organization of over 630 employees, campaigning for re-election and continuing his work on local and national boards that benefit our community. He has been spending a tremendous amount of time walking neighborhoods, directly speaking with registered voters. So far, our campaign team has contacted nearly 5,000 active Republican voters and the feedback is very encouraging. This has proven to be a great opportunity for Sheriff Maketa and his team to hear first hand the concerns of our citizens and exchange ideas on a personal level. There is no better forum to exchange ideas with the voters than face to face interaction.

Of greater concern, it has been brought to the attention of our campaign committee Jake Shirk's candidacy may be in question, due to his alleged violation of FEDERAL LAW concerning various provisions of the Hatch Act. If this matter has not been resolved, we believe it may be very problematic and bring into question the legality of his candidacy.

Once all details and dates for the debates are confirmed, all media outlets will be notified.

Wendy Habert
Campaign Manager
Committee to Re-Elect Terry Maketa for Sheriff
PMB 429, 6660 Delmonico Drive, Unit D
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
www.maketaforsheriff.com
(719) 210-9367