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Backwoods Sleuth3/29/2017 10:55:05 am PDT

Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. now has a formidable foe if he wants to run for another term.

Former Milwaukee Police Capt. Earnell Lucas, a vice president for Major League Baseball, is planning to challenge Clarke in the 2018 Democratic primary, according to his campaign adviser.

“Earnell hasn’t announced, but he’s decided to get into this race,” said Sachin Chheda, a political strategist at Nation Consulting. “Earnell is in the process of getting organized.”

Already in campaign mode, Chheda described Lucas as “a dignified man with gravitas, as opposed to what we have now.” Lucas did not return a call for comment.

A Clarke adviser said the sheriff had no comment on Lucas’ candidacy. Clarke and Lucas would have served together in the Milwaukee Police Department for decades and been promoted to leadership roles under then-Chief Arthur Jones before they left in 2002.