Don Barnes (sheriff)
Don Barnes | |
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| 15th Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County, California | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2019[1] | |
| Preceded by | Sandra Hutchens |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
| Police career | |
| Department | O.C. Sheriff |
| Service years | 1989–present |
| Rank |
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Don Barnes (born ca. 1965) is the Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County, California. He was elected to the position on November 5, 2018, and sworn in on January 7, 2019, replacing Sheriff Sandra Hutchens,[1] who had endorsed Barnes shortly after she announced that she would not seek re-election.
Career[edit]
Barnes was sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff in 1989. Barnes rose through the ranks of the department. In 2016, he was sworn in as Undersheriff.[2] In 2018, then-Sheriff Sandra Hutchens announced that she would not seek re-election to a third term. She endorsed Barnes for the position.[3] Barnes defeated Duke Nguyen in the 2018 general election.[4] Barnes was sworn in as the 15th Sheriff-Coroner on January 9, 2019.[1] He was unopposed for re-election in 2022.[5]
In June 2021, Barnes became the Chairman of the Intelligence Commanders Committee of the Major County Sheriffs of America, the national association of sheriffs from largest counties in the United States.[6] In this capacity, he testified in May 2023 before the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence and the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology regarding the security challenges facing the United States.[7]
In February 2024, Barnes became Vice President of Homeland Security of the Major County Sheriffs of America.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Don Barnes is sworn in as Orange County's new sheriff". Daily Pilot. January 10, 2019.
- ^ a b "About Undersheriff Don Barnes - Don Barnes for Sheriff". Barnesforsheriff.com. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens won't seek re-election | 89.3 KPCC". Scpr.org. June 27, 2017. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Don Barnes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Official Election Results". Orange County Registrar of Voters. June 25, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ "OC Sheriff Don Barnes To Chair Intelligence Commanders Committee For National Association Of Sheriffs". CBS News. June 3, 2021.
- ^ "Statement for the Record by Sheriff Don Barnes, Orange County Sheriff's Department (California), Chairman, Intelligence Commanders Committee, Major County Sheriffs of America" (PDF). United States Congress. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ "Major County Sheriffs of America Installs New Executive Board Members". Major County Sheriffs of America. February 13, 2024.
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