Leikauf Ready for Sheriff’s Duties in El Dorado County – Mountain Democrat
(Thomas Frey, Mountain Democrat / Photo Krysten Kellum)
PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Jeff Leikauf reported for his first day of work with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office in 1990, just 21 years old at the time. His first assignment was as a correctional officer at the South Lake Tahoe jail.
Leikauf told the Mountain Democrat he remembers wondering what it would be like to be the sheriff of El Dorado County.
“It’s the craziest thing because I did have that thought on my very first day,” he said.
Thirty-two years later Leikauf, 53, a husband and father of four, is readying himself for a June 7 election where he is unopposed to serve as sheriff. He said he aims to serve more than one term.
“I love serving something that’s bigger than myself,” the Cameron Park resident shared. “It’s my life’s work and I’ve always been a proud member of the Sheriff’s Office. I’ve always been proud to take that car home and park it in my driveway and represent our agency.”
Jeff Leikauf, a Cameron Park resident and who started as a correctional officer in the South Lake Tahoe Jail, is unopposed in his bid for El Dorado County sheriff.