| Office: | Buckeye Police Chief |
| Term Start: | February 2005 |
| Term End: | May 2008 |
| Party: | Republican |
| Nationality: | American |
| Residence: | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Website: | http://dansabanforsheriff.com/ |
Daniel E. Saban (born 1956) is the former police chief of Buckeye, Arizona, United States of America and three-time candidate for sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona. Saban ran as a Republican in 2004, as a Democrat in 2008, and again as a Republican in 2016.[1] [2]
Saban has a bachelor's degree from Arizona State University in justice studies and a master's degree from Northern Arizona University in human relations and educational leadership.
Saban worked as a law enforcement professional for 32 years, serving in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office (1975–1979), Mesa Police Department (1979–2004; Commander, ret.) and Buckeye Police Department (2005–2008; Chief of Police). Saban now owns The Saban Group, LLC, a law enforcement litigation and consulting company.
Saban has alleged that he was a victim of his political rival, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.[3] During Saban's 2004 run for sheriff, Arpaio opened a criminal investigation into a 30-year-old allegation that Saban, then 17, had raped his adoptive mother.[4] Saban lost the election and sued for defamation and lost but cost the county $800,000 in legal fees.[5] [6]
Saban was endorsed by The Arizona Republic and the Phoenix New Times when he ran in 2008.[7] [8]
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