Mike Bauer

A candidate for Kootenai County Sheriff, Kootenai County in the 2020 Idaho General Election, Nov. 3

Party: Independent

Education: Graduated from North High School in Torrance, California, in 1967. Earned an associate degree from El Camino College in Torrance, California, and a bachelor’s degree in public service management from the University of Redlands in Redlands, California.

Political experience: None.

Work experience: Worked for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for 33 years in jail operations, patrol and vice, organized crime and other special investigations. Helped launch the agency’s risk management bureau and retired as a captain in 2002. Worked as a hay farmer in Trout Creek, Montana, from 2002 to 2011, and served as a deputy coroner for Sanders County, Montana, from 2009 to 2010. Has worked as a private investigator on the 1998 disappearance of a Los Angeles County deputy.

Family: Married. Has one adult son.

Campaign finance: Raised nearly $24,000 as of Oct. 4, according to reports filed with the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office.