Two Democratic sheriffs in Georgia crossed party lines to endorse Republican candidate Rick Jackson to be the Peach State’s next governor over Democratic candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms.

Sheriffs Ashley Paulk of Lowndes County, a central county on the state’s border with Florida, and Craig Peavy of Dooly County, in the central southern part of the state, each backed Jackson on Tuesday. The law enforcement officials cited Jackson’s stances on public safety in their endorsements, according to Atlanta News First, which first reported the news.

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