QUESTION #1: The Alamance County sheriffs office is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the county. Meanwhile, White was asked whether he would have allowed Rev. $('.hideResponses').hide(); Some of Whites goals as sheriff are to work to increase transparency and public trust within the law enforcement community, bring fair, honest and equal law enforcement regardless of race, increase diversity and work with Alamance countys Stepping Up Initiative which works to reduce the number of mental health patients in jail. letter-spacing: 0.03em; He was investigated in 2012 by the Department of Justice, which reported that the Alamance County Sheriffs Office under Johnsons leadership engaged in a pattern of discriminatory policing against Latinos. In its post published before the meeting, the campaign alleged that state elections officials asked a federal agency to investigate the campaigns Facebook activity. Challenger Emerges in Durham Sheriff's Race - INDY Week And the margin was similarly slim. Cities | VP of the NC Assoc. display: inline; } White responds, There are de-escalation techniques that are used in contentious situations. } Alamance County's District 63 Republican primary candidates - Yahoo The Board sets the annual budget for schools, elections, sheriffs department and other agencies; and it oversees zoning, affordable housing, transit options, and other vital services. of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. padding-bottom: 0px; Updated as of 12:44 a.m. on Nov. 9, 2022 to include voting data. | } Biographical information for the two candidates is here: https://alamancenews.com/meet-the-candidates-for-alamance-county-sheriff/. Having been an agent with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and having to work in drug traffic in an undercover capacity, I saw that marijuana use was a gateway drug to more dangerous drugs ruining our society and costing many human lives., White says, I take no position. Both also say diversity within the sheriffs office is a desirable goal, and both would not distinguish between whether experience or diversity is the more important consideration in hiring, with each saying both are important. Yet you have worked primarily on the much smaller staffs of various college campuses, and even then not as chief, but merely as an assistant. Its first post alleging problems with the ballot was removed by Facebook, on the grounds that it constituted voter suppression, but it was later restored, the campaign said. County elections and candidates November 8, 2022 (General) Alamance Alamance County Board of Commissioners Anthony Pierce (D) Steve Carter (R) Craig Turner (R) Alamance County Clerk of Superior Court Meredith Tuck Edwards (R) Alamance County Sheriff Kelly T. White (D) Terry S. Johnson (R) We also must continue to grow a Made-In-America economy, so events abroad dont raise prices here.