David Wozniak claimed he was sent back to work as a line deputy last year after speaking out against Corpus and organizing a political action committee that backed her opponent.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – April 9: Christina Corpus, candidate for San Mateo County Sheriff, rides in the Cesar Chavez Holiday Parade in San Francisco, Calif., Saturday, April , 2022. REDWOOD CITY — A former acting sergeant and union leader said he was unfairly demoted out of retaliation for refusing to endorse San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus ahead of the June 2022 election, according to a recently filed lawsuit.
His subsequent demotion “sends a message that if you take part in union activity, and challenge her, that you will be punished,” Wozniak, a former president of the deputies’ union, said in an interview with this newspaper. He retired from the office at the end of February. In a statement, a San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Gretchen Spiker said that the office “will vigorously defend itself from these false claims.” She emphasized that “acting” positions are “a temporary out of class assignment with no guarantee of a promotion.”
According to the suit, Corpus refused to answer a questionnaire that was distributed by the committee ahead of the endorsement. Its questions were selected by Wozniak, and it delved into each candidate’s policy positions, financial priorities and backgrounds. Wozniak said he was among three deputies promoted to acting sergeant in August 2021, working under a probationary status while waiting to be elevated to a full-fledged sergeant, the lawsuit said.
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