Fortney to host far-right Arizona sheriff for campaign fundraiser

ARLINGTON — Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney is facing criticism for inviting a controversial far-right sheriff and U.S. Senate candidate from Arizona to speak at a private campaign fundraiser Saturday.

Self-proclaimed “American Sheriff” Mark Lamb has expressed sympathy for the Jan. 6 rioters and refused to enforce the state’s stay-at-home order during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortney called Washington’s stay-home order unconstitutional.

“No vaccine, no mask,” Lamb posted on Instagram in 2021. “I did test positive though for Americanitis!”

In 2022, he spoke at an anti-immigrant rally held by the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which has been designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

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