Doolittle, former sheriff, looks to Commission role

Former Jefferson County Sheriff Craig Doolittle is the Jefferson County Commission’s presumptive newest official, after Jefferson Local Development Corporation President Keith Foley withdrew from the race in August.

Doolittle, 60, who was reelected County Sheriff five consecutive times prior to his retirement in 2022, is the only remaining candidate for the District 3 seat currently occupied by Bob Mullen. Mullen has opted to retire after 10 years in office.

“I haven’t won yet,” said Doolittle in an interview with The Monitor. “I think, as a candidate, you have to expect you’re going to win. But, until just now, I didn’t know that! Keith [Foley] is a great man, and he’s doing a lot of things that will benefit Jefferson County in the long-term. I envision having a talk with him sometime in the near future.”