DICKENS COUNTY SHERIFF: MEET THE CANDIDATES

JERRY SCHMIDT

Office sought: Dickens County Sheriff

City of Residence: Spur, Texas

Hometown: Spur is now; has been for 23 years

Education: Associate in law enforcement; bachelor’s in engineering; Master peace officer certification

Occupation: Retired Texas State Trooper. Small business owner. Pops.

Family: Wife, Doreen; Cody, Emily, Kaius and Halen; Tate, Jennifer, Barrett, Bella and Brinley

Interests: Family, outdoors, shooting, and cattle

Key campaign messages: (1) Thanks to the TXDPS, I am highly trained, trusted and tried. (2) If I am elected, the Dickens Sheriff’s Office will become a proactive agency, not a reactive, and we will have a strong patrol presence and deter crime before it happens. (3) As a constitutional sheriff I will actively involve Dickens County citizens in protecting and preserving their rights as set forth by the constitution of the United States.

lives rights and property of ALL Dickens County citizens with the fair application of the law. As a law enforcement professional, I see the equitable application of the law either proactively or reactively as the most important policy guide within an agency.

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