Five of Logan County’s elected officials announced Tuesday they will seek re-election in 2022.
Pam Bacon, Patty Bartlett, Peggy Michaels, Brett Powell and Dave Tennant and all have announced they will run for re-election for the offices of County Clerk and Recorder, Treasurer, Assessor, Sheriff and Coroner, respectively.
Bacon cited her experience, having conducted 23 successful elections as Clerk and Recorder. She has managed a number of changes and innovations just since she was last re-elected in 2018. She listed data conversion, historical data searching off-site, online web access for off-site look up with document purchases using a credit card, offsite disaster recovery for recorded documents, paying recording vendor fees through first quarter of 2026, paying for data search engine fees through 2026 and election security features as accomplishments, all at a savings to the county of $339,470.40. She also implemented BallotTrax for voters to track their election ballots for each election.
Bacon also has maintained a very public profile, providing useful information in weekly articles for the Journal-Advocate and South Platte Sentinel, posting information on Facebook and presenting topics on the radio and for various organizations.
“My experience, solid work ethic and knowledge about the laws that govern the Clerk and Recorder/Motor Vehicle Offices are invaluable and makes me the best candidate for Logan County Clerk and Recorder,” Bacon said. “I will continue to strive with the primary goal of seeking ways to provide consistently better service to the citizens of Logan County within the two offices I am elected to oversee.”
Bartlett, who is the incumbent Logan County Treasurer and Public Trustee, was first elected in 1994 and has since served in the capacity since then. She said she has conducted her office in a professional manner and according to state statute in an attempt to treat all taxpayers fairly, and that she continues to upgrade her office to benefit her constituents and the public.
Bartlett is a life-long resident of Logan County and said she appreciates living in rural Colorado. She is an active member of the Colorado County Treasurer and Public Trustee Association, serving in 2020-2021 as its first ever President and was instrumental in the merger of the previous associations for the Treasurers and Public Trustees. She is currently serving as the Association’s Past President.
She is also active in the Logan County Republicans, Eastern Division and is a member of the First Baptist Church where she serves in various capacities and also leads GriefShare.
“I truly have enjoyed serving the wonderful people of Logan County and it has been a pleasure to work with everyone that I have had the privilege to work with,” Bartlett said. “The duties that are required to be performed by the Treasurer and Public Trustee are too important to be taken lightly. I believe that someone who can bring experience, determination, ethics, morals, sound business decisions and who will stand up for what is right are a must for this job and that is why I ask you to return me to this position for another term as your Logan County Treasurer and Public Trustee.”.
Peggy Michaels has been Logan County’s Assessor since 2005. During her time in office she has implemented an extensive project of computerizing the agricultural land soils. She said the project has increased the accuracy of the Assessor’s Office in farm and ranch and valuation, thus creating a more fair and equitable way of valuation for everyone.
As a longtime resident of Logan County, Michaels said she is confident that she understands the conditions that affect the economic climate and the needs of Logan County residents
“I believe my years of experience and working knowledge are invaluable and make me a strong candidate for County Assessor,” Michaels said. “I have established a good working relationship with the staff, elected officials and the taxpayers.”
Sheriff Brett Powell first took office in January 2007, with the goal of making the Logan County Sheriff’s Office accountable to the citizens of Logan County. In announcing his re-election bid, Powell said he believes the LCSO is doing just that.
Powell serves on the Colorado Wildland Fire Task Force as the eastern sheriffs’ representative, to come up with better ways we to fight fires on the open plains; he also represent the County Sheriffs of Colorado on the Commodity Metal Task Force, which deals with legislation to combat the theft of those metals. Locally, he chairs the Logan County Community Corrections Board and is a member of the Logan County Fair Board.
Powell said he continues to attend annual trainings and conferences to make sure his department is staying up to date on the ever-changing legislation that comes from Denver.
“I have strived to assemble and maintain a well-trained and professional staff, both on patrol and in the jail, and I credit them with the successful investigations and arrests that have been made in several high-profile cases the Sheriff’s Office has dealt with, since I took office,” Powell said. “We continue to work hard with other law enforcement agencies in the 13th Judicial District to better provide these services to the people of Logan County. In rural Colorado you must depend on these partnerships at times to better help our communities.”
Dave Tennant noted that he is a member of the Colorado Coroners Association and The International Coroner and Medical Examiners Association. He is also active with the local ESF-8 Team (Emergency Support Function) and serves on the Colorado Child Fatality Review Team.
First elected in the 1990s, Tennant has attended the St. Louis University School of Medicine medico-legal death investigator training course, Bioterrorism Emergency Preparedness & Planning Conference, Homicidal Drowning Training, and is certified in NIMS (National Incident Management System), ICS (Incident Command System), and ICS-200 Single Resource & Initial Action Incident. He said he continues to upgrade his skills to serve the residents of Logan County by attending yearly State and National Coroner & Medical Examiner training to maintain his Certified Death Investigator accreditation.
The incumbent coroner coordinates with and maintains working relationships with many agencies including the Sterling Police Department, Logan County Sheriff’s Department, Colorado State Patrol, Sterling Fire Department, Logan County Office of Emergency Management, Department of Corrections, and District Attorney. He also coordinates with the Colorado Violent Death Reporting System, National Violent Death Reporting System, Division of Criminal Justice (Deaths in Custody), Census of Medical Examiner & Coroners Offices, the National Highway Safety Administration, Colorado Parks Department (Department of Wildlife), OSHA, and Donor Alliance.
Ternnant has owned Tennant Funeral Home and Crematory in Sterling since 1985, is a member of the First Christian Church, Sterling Rotary Club, Elks Lodge, Logan County Chamber of Commerce, and Sons of the American Legion. He is a past board member of the Family Resource Center, NJC Foundation, the Sterling Arts Council, High Plains Easter Seals, and Hospice of the Plains.
“It has been an honor to serve my community and I would appreciate your vote of support to continue serving as your coroner,” Tennant said.
