
Help Josh end corruption, maintain law and order, stop woke political agendas, and bring change to Goodhue County!

Help Josh end corruption, maintain law and order, stop woke political agendas, and bring change to Goodhue County!
Make sure to take the time to vote by November 3rd, because your voice matters.
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Get out and vote today! I would appreciate your support and would be honored to have your vote. Thank you!
First and foremost, Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. I am an American Patriot. I am not politically correct. Trump is probably one of the greatest presidents in history. You may not like his personality, but his policies are protecting our Republic, not destroying it. You may not agree with me, but you can trust me to protect you and your families, no matter who you are.
I believe in servant leadership and am committed to law and order. I will not cater to woke or politically charged agendas. I am not a politician, a coward, or a liberal, and I stand firmly against DEI initiatives. I am pro-ICE and will cooperate with and assist all law enforcement agencies in fighting crime and maintaining a safe and secure county, state, and country. I am a staunch supporter of all citizens' 2nd Amendment rights and believe that Constitutional Carry should be recognized everywhere as the Founding Fathers intended.
One of my goals is to expose past corruption and curb any new corruption that rears its head in Goodhue County, the Red Wing Police Department, and elsewhere while ensuring that no one is persecuted for standing up for what is right or wanting to serve their community. I will restore the original Minnesota state flag and Goodhue County logo for use on uniforms, squad cars, and more. I refuse to allow the persecution of deputies by County Administrators, Sheriffs, and their cronies, or County Board members, as has been done in the past. I will expose corruption and hold individuals accountable for their actions. I will support my deputies' mental health in any way that I am able. I will provide necessary resources for them to get the help they need. My policies will not change based on politically charged and potentially dangerous false narratives. I will not throw law enforcement officers under the bus to protect myself. Selective enforcement or prosecution based on political agendas will not be tolerated. I will be in constant contact with our representatives locally and at the State and Federal levels, making sure malicious or deceitful rhetoric against law enforcement and citizens' Constitutional rights is called out.
My decisions will be based on facts and common sense, not emotions or shifting political winds. I will relentlessly track down those who use fraud to steal our tax money and prosecute them, ensuring they will go elsewhere. I will call out and confront lies and propaganda before they damage my deputies' mental, physical, financial, or spiritual health, or risk public safety. I will protect citizens from unconstitutional mandates and executive orders. The Sheriff is the last line of defense when it comes to the 2nd Amendment and other inalienable, God-given freedoms. Your Sheriff must be willing to act and protect their deputies and the citizens of the County, not be a useless, self-serving politician.
I will not force CRT or Bias Training, as studies have shown and common sense dictates that these don't help, but only make things worse. No preferred pronouns will be tolerated; God made us male and female; you are either one or the other. You don't get to choose, and we won't be pretending or facilitating anyone's false delusions or mental illness, as we, Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs), have been trained not to do for decades. I won't let anyone get away with malicious or careless rhetoric that puts the public or my deputies' lives in danger without exposing their lies.
My wife and I just wanted to work hard, take care of our families, and be left alone, but we gave up everything to stand up against the lies and were cancelled by our employers. A seasoned law enforcement officer and a long-time Registered Nurse, run out by cowards and corrupt "leaders."
I will do the right thing, even if it costs me my job, which I have proven already.

My name is Joshua Stehr, and I'm running for Goodhue County Sheriff.
I have been retired for about 3 years, but in my 23-year law enforcement career in Goodhue County, I've worked in the jail, on road patrol, in the investigations unit as a School Resource Officer for the Pine Island Schools, as a Bailiff, and on the SWAT team for 5 years. I also served Civil Process papers and transports, served as a union steward, and headed up the Project Lifesaver program for many years.
I currently live in Lake City on 7 acres with my beautiful wife and two kids. My extended family has lived in Goodhue County for well over 100 years, and I've lived most of my life here. A brief exception came for 3 years when I moved from Minnesota to Montana, but ultimately, I was drawn back because I believe the fight is here.
From the citizens to my deputies, my priority will be the people I am elected to serve.
I will not let crime go unpunished, period. Law & order are essential for a safe and secure county.
I will fight to protect your constitutional rights from anyone who tries to take them away.
If you can't make it to the polls on Election Day, vote early at the government center in Red Wing.
Goodhue County Government Center
509 W 5th St
Red Wing, MN 55066
Join the fight, get out and vote on November 3rd!
I appreciate your support!
This email was completely scrubbed by order of Scott Arneson
When I sent this in 2022...the Supreme Court was currently reviewing this issue and a few days after I sent it they agreed with me but Marty Kelly and Scott Arneson and the Goodhue County Board ...instead of thanking me for having the courage to speak up...cancelled me. Why would Scott and Nina Arneson push this while it was being reviewed by the Supreme Court? Scott Arneson ordered the GCIT department personnel to completely scrub the law enforcement officer's email from the government database a few hours after it was sent and when asked repeatedly for where in the policies or state laws this was allowed I was met with silence. If anyone out there with some legal background can find out if this was illegal...erasing government data without authority...I'd like to know about it.
Regarding Conduct by Marty Kelly and Brian Metling
Download PDFI received no response to this at all from Steve.
Download PDFThis was sent to Jessica Albrecht and the County Board
01-09-2023 Complaint initiated...03-14-2023 asked for update with no response...11-01-2023 asked for update again and she stated the matter is inactive because it was investigated and not substantiated...you would have thought they would have let me know when it was closed...right...unless they were trying to hide something...and I have never received a response from the last email.
Regarding George Floyd Incident - Please Read It Carefully
Marty Kelly threw these officers under the bus condemning them just 3 days later and not affording them any due process and used the situation like all the other democrats did...to help their political careers at the expense of anyone they can use. Despicable. Marty Kelly should read George Floyd's autopsy report.
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