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Sheridan County and Prosecuting Attorney will decide who will replace Matt Redle, who held the position for 32 years. Similarly, clerk of district court, county treasurer and county coroner will also be solidified in the primaries.All six candidates took the stage at Wednesday’s candidate forum hosted by Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce’s Government Affairs Committee at the WYO Performing Arts and Education Center.Dianna Bennett, who has worked with Redle and has been a deputy county attorney in the office for 18 years, has focused her efforts on experience and the difficulty and expertise it takes to build a case.“What I learned when coming over was that being a defense attorney does nothing to prepare you to be a prosecutor,” Bennett said.Bennett moved from defense work to prosecution and has since tried 40 trials and litigated two Wyoming Supreme Court cases. She emphasized office management skills and, while learning a lot from Redle, said she has her own ideas, perspectives and opinions.Jeremy Kisling argued that experience is more about quality over quantity.Kisling owns Kisling Law LLC and said his more than five years years of experience operating the firm has prepared him for the county attorney position.“One thing I think is important to recognize is I’m not running to be a prosecutor, I’m running to be a county attorney,” Kisling said. “And that takes more than just the ability to (prosecute crimes).” Clerk of district courtRene Botten and Rachel Livingston Borgialli went head-to-head on stage but had mostly similar outlooks on the position of clerk of district court.Both candidates believe the office currently runs smoothly with good communication among agencies like attorneys, law enforcement groups and judges. Livingston Borgialli zeroed her focus on open and constructive communication, organization and transparency.Botten said she spent the first half of her life in school, the s...