I believe our Sherriff’s office is critically underfunded and in need of qualified personnel. I would like to double the number of Detention officers and at least Tripple the number of Deputies. We have the 2nd largest county in the continental United States, we need more Deputies.

  • Increased training for all. Especially in dealing with Cartel members, Terrorists, Drug and Human traffickers that use the I-17/I-40 corridor to move their fentanyl and little children to the Midwest, Ohio river valley, the South, and up the east coast.  We can’t count or rely on Federal Law Enforcement unfortunately.
  • Work with the Sherriff to look into the feasibility of trying beat patrol and new deputies jail training programs. The beat patrol program is to allow Deputies to work certain areas regularly so those people can get a repour with that deputy reducing crime and gaining good will. Changing hearts and minds. Having new Deputies to assist in the jail so they can get exposure to the criminal element in the jails so as to get that deputy to recognize certain behavioral ques that can later save that deputies life.
  • I would like to develop under the Civil Defense Act, Civil Defense Response Teams, which will be like volunteer fire departments of local citizens with preference to veterans and first responders, both active and retired. After all, defending our towns, farms, and ranches from enemy county’s and terrorist attacks or natural disasters. When seconds count, it’s on all of us to step up. We are our own first responders.