Dan Saban

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Dan Saban
Buckeye Police Chief
In office
February 2005 May 2008
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political party Republican
Residence(s) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Website http://dansabanforsheriff.com/ [ dead link ]

Daniel E. Saban (born 1956) is the former police chief of Buckeye, Arizona, United States of America and three-time candidate for sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona. Saban ran as a Republican in 2004, as a Democrat in 2008, and again as a Republican in 2016. [1] [2]

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Early life and career

Saban has a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in justice studies and a master's degree from Northern Arizona University in human relations and educational leadership.

Saban worked as a law enforcement professional for 32 years, serving in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (1975–1979), Mesa Police Department (1979–2004; Commander, ret.) and Buckeye Police Department (2005–2008; Chief of Police). Saban now owns The Saban Group, LLC, a law enforcement litigation and consulting company.

Political career

Saban has alleged that he was a victim of his political rival, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. [3] During Saban's 2004 run for sheriff, Arpaio opened a criminal investigation into a 30-year-old allegation that Saban, then 17, had raped his adoptive mother. [4] Saban lost the election and sued for defamation and lost but cost the county $800,000 in legal fees. [5] [6]

Saban was endorsed by The Arizona Republic and the Phoenix New Times when he ran in 2008. [7] [8]

2008 election results

2008 Maricopa County Sheriff's Office election, Arizona [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Joe Arpaio (incumbent) 730,426 55.2 -1.5
Democratic Dan Saban558,17642.2+11.5
Libertarian Chris A.H. Will35,4252.7n/a
Majority172,25013.0-13.0
Turnout 1,324,027+16.8
Republican hold Swing

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References

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