Candidates running to be Dawson County's next sheriff answered questions on crime prevention and deputy retention during a political forum held last week by the local chamber of commerce. Jeff Johnson, commander of the Dawson County jail; Jeff Perry, a retired parole chief; Frank Sosebee, chief of security at the Hall County Correctional Institution; and Tony Wooten, captain of the county's community policing program and sheriff's office spokesman, did not see the questions before the forum held March 17 during the chamber's monthly lunch meeting. All are running as Republicans in their race to succeed Sheriff Billy Carlisle, who is not seeking a sixth term.