As of May 11, 2024, Stacy Ralph Williams did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

HARALSON COUNTY SHERIFF

Opposes gun control and supports the Second Amendment, believing the sheriff's department should take the same stance.

Supports the Sheriff's Office connecting with the community to maintain public safety and effectively serve the county.

Said that the creation of the Sheriff's website is to connect with community and find information about County Sheriff's Office, important public notices, publicly needed forms, amongst other links to search for sexual predators and find information about inmates, and report activity one considers suspicious.

- Opposes gun control and supports the Second Amendment, believing the sheriff's department should take the same stance.
- Supports the Sheriff's Office connecting with the community to maintain public safety and effectively serve the county.
- Said that the creation of the Sheriff's website is to connect with community and find information about County Sheriff's Office, important public notices, publicly needed forms, amongst other links to search for sexual predators and find information about inmates, and report activity one considers suspicious.

Public Safety

As of March 19, 2024, Stacy Ralph Williams did not have a website or any information online.

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Stacy Ralph Williams

John is a lifelong resident of Haralson County, having graduated from Haralson County High School. He is married, and together they have a son and a daughter.

John began his law enforcement career as a dispatcher with the Georgia State Patrol and later graduated from the 88th Trooper School. He has served as a trooper, with roles in safety education, recruiting, and dignitary protection. He also worked as the Transportation and School Safety Director for Haralson County Schools, where he assisted in creating the Haralson County School Police Department and now serves as its Chief.

John Daniel has served as the District 3 Commissioner for Haralson County since his election in 2020. He has been appointed to the GA POST Council by Governor Brian Kemp.

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Believes in budgeting for public safety; notes increased sheriff's department funding since 2020 but criticizes its consistent overspending, unfair to county workers and taxpayers; urges collaboration and has offered cost-saving suggestions to benefit deputies and jailers.

Believes in budgeting for public safety, noting the increased sheriff's department funding since 2020 while criticizing its consistent overspending, believing it to be unfair to county workers and taxpayers.

Encourages collaboration as a money-saving action and has offered cost-saving suggestions to benefit deputies and jailers.

Plans to foster an open, transparent Sheriff's Office with an Open Door Policy, prioritizing community presence to ensure safety and deter crime in Haralson County.

Plans to utilize an Open Door Policy, "prioritizing community presence to ensure safety and deter crime in Haralson County."

Plans to enhance community safety by increasing deputies per shift from three to seven through departmental restructuring, aiming to better protect homes, residents, and vulnerable populations.

Wants to increase deputies per shift from three to seven through departmental restructuring, aiming to better protect homes, residents, and vulnerable populations.

- Believes in budgeting for public safety, noting the increased sheriff's department funding since 2020 while criticizing its consistent overspending, believing it to be unfair to county workers and taxpayers.
- Encourages collaboration as a money-saving action and has offered cost-saving suggestions to benefit deputies and jailers.
- Plans to utilize an Open Door Policy, "prioritizing community presence to ensure safety and deter crime in Haralson County."
- Wants to increase deputies per shift from three to seven through departmental restructuring, aiming to better protect homes, residents, and vulnerable populations.

Believes Haralson County can improve sheriff's department efficiency and community service without sacrificing safety, avoiding tax increases from current overspending.

Plans to "improve sheriff's department efficiency and community service without sacrificing safety, avoiding tax increases from current overspending."

The candidate's website says, "Support to our Sheriff’s Department - We need to increase deputy and jailor salaries as to better recruit and maintain employees that serve the county in dangerous jobs. This again can be done through restructuring the Sheriffs Office."

Plans to  "increase deputy and jailor salaries as to better recruit and maintain employees that serve the county in dangerous jobs... (which) can be done through restructuring the Sheriffs Office."

- Plans to "improve sheriff's department efficiency and community service without sacrificing safety, avoiding tax increases from current overspending."
- Plans to  "increase deputy and jailor salaries as to better recruit and maintain employees that serve the county in dangerous jobs... (which) can be done through restructuring the Sheriffs Office."

As of May 15, 2024, John Daniel’s website did not contain information on this issue.

John Daniel

Wade graduated from Haralson County High School and has been married for 40 years. They have two children and four granddaughters. He and his wife are members of Tallapoosa East Baptist Church, where he serves as a Deacon and Sunday school teacher.

Wade began his career in public service with the Haralson County Sheriff’s Office in 1985, where he served until 1994, starting as a deputy and eventually becoming a Lieutenant over the patrol division. He also worked as a narcotics investigator. During a hiatus from the Sheriff’s Office, he focused on his business, Williams Gutter Company. He returned to the Sheriff’s Office in 2005 as Captain over Patrol.

Wade Williams ran for Haralson County Sheriff in 2020, but did not win.

As of March 19, 2024, Wade Williams’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wade Williams

The County Sheriff is an elected official who acts as the chief law enforcement officer in their county. They are tasked with operating the county jails, keeping courtrooms secure during trials, and keeping the public safe through proper law enforcement. Each Sheriff's Office in Georgia may look a little different in how they hire and run their teams, but all County Sheriffs have the same duties. These duties include the following:

- Operating the county jail
- Providing court security
- Serving civil papers
- Executing arrest warrants
- Providing primary law enforcement within unincorporated areas of the county
- Working with city law enforcement officers to keep municipalities safe

The County Sheriff and their office are unique to other law enforcement agencies in that it has to answer to the people it serves. Historically, a turnover in the Sheriff’s office will likely result in noticeable change within the office, so voting for this office is a very effective way to vote approval or disapproval for how county law enforcement is conducted.