Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart will not be running for a higher office and will instead focus his efforts on a re-election campaign.
Dart, a local resident, was seen as a possible frontrunner for Illinois Attorney General should Lisa Madigan choose to mount a gubernatorial run, according to the Chicago Tribune.
“I’m going to run for re-election,” Dart was quoted by the Tribune as saying.
Dart was elected sheriff in 2006 after serving as chief of staff to former sheriff Michael Sheahan.
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