https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/01/25/retired-sjpd-assistant-chief-drops-out-of-santa-clara-county-sheriff-race/

Dave Knopf, a retired assistant chief for the San Jose Police Department who had been the highest-profile hopeful vying to replace Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith in June, is ending his campaign just two weeks after announcing his candidacy.

In explaining his decision to this news organization, Knopf said he appears to have underestimated the burden of entering politics for the first time.