Follow the Money: In Kent County the Prosecutor, Clerk, Sheriff, and Treasurer are largely funded by the rich and powerful

There are elected positions in Kent County that are often overlooked during election cycles. These positions wield tremendous power in this area around issues such as policing, transparency, mass incarceration, and finances, yet they rarely get scrutinized.

I am talking about the Kent County Prosecutor, the Kent County Sheriff, the Kent County Clerk, and the Kent County Treasurer.

Besides not talking about this position, we often overlook at their campaign finances during election cycles, which are quite instructive. Leading up to the August 6th Primary, here is how much the incumbents have raised for these Kent County positions:

• County Clerk: Lisa Postumus Lyons – $133,682.37
• County Prosecutor: Chris Becker – $112,656.39
• County Sheriff: Michelle LaJoye-Young – $121,531.39
• County Treasurer: Peter MacGregor – $176,136.32

What is even more instructive is the list of top contributors to each of these incumbents.

These lists are nearly identical. It’s as if all the people on these lists got together to conspire. Not really, this is just how systems of power and members of the Capitalist Class operate. They want to control us in every way possible. Until we come to terms with these dynamics things will not fundamentally change. No I’m not talking about running candidates against them, I’m talking about dismantling these systems and creating a more humane, a more just and a more joyful way of coexisting in this community. Another World is Possible!