Two police unions back Howard for sheriff
Republican Timothy B. Howard, seeking his second term as Erie County sheriff, picked up two key law enforcement endorsements on Thursday.
Howard was backed by the Erie County Sheriff's Police Benevolent Association (road patrol) and the state troopers' Police Benevolent Association.
Police endorsements are considered among the most important of special-interest backing in most campaigns, but especially for a law enforcement post such as sheriff.
-- Robert J. McCarthy
