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Slate has a degree in business administration and management from Middle Georgia College. He is married and has four children. The family attends The Grove Church in Perry, where he is actively involved in the church's security and serves as a Youth Leader for high school students. 

Slate is the owner of Reece Heating & Air and Commercial Refrigeration. He previously worked as a Sales Executive at We Care Heating & Air. He also worked at the Houston County Detention Facility as a Sergeant of the Criminal Investigations Division, after being promoted several times from his start as a jailer. 

Slate Simons' campaign for county sheriff is his first entry into politics.

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Plans to continue Sheriff Talton's work, leveraging his law enforcement and business expertise to efficiently manage the Sheriff's Office, ensuring fiscal responsibility, and maintaining public safety with a commitment to integrity and community collaboration.

Promises to "use his business experience to manage the Office efficiently to protect taxpayers." 

Plans to aggressively combat crime in the county, targeting gangs, drug cartels, and other threats, leveraging his law enforcement background and leadership skills to counter the national crime surge and protect families.

Hopes to establish a Citizens Academy and give citizens a straightforward pathway to becoming volunteer law enforcement or deputies.

Wants to establish an explorer program where children and teens can learn more about potential careers in public safety.

Said, "I will never allow Houston County to become a safe haven for criminal illegals."

- Promises to "use his business experience to manage the Office efficiently to protect taxpayers." 
- Plans to aggressively combat crime in the county, targeting gangs, drug cartels, and other threats, leveraging his law enforcement background and leadership skills to counter the national crime surge and protect families.
- Hopes to establish a Citizens Academy and give citizens a straightforward pathway to becoming volunteer law enforcement or deputies.
- Wants to establish an explorer program where children and teens can learn more about potential careers in public safety.
- Opposes gun control.
- Said, "I will never allow Houston County to become a safe haven for criminal illegals."

Public Safety

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

Jail Management

Aims to establish a rehabilitation program inside the jail funded by forfeitures from drug cases.

- Aims to establish a rehabilitation program inside the jail funded by forfeitures from drug cases.

Criminal Justice

Was suspended twice from his position as a detention deputy: once for reckless driving and once for inappropriate treatment of a stalking victim.

- Was suspended twice from his position as a detention deputy: once for reckless driving and once for inappropriate treatment of a stalking victim.

Ethics & Conduct

Slate Simons

Believes in prioritizing Houston County's safety, leveraging 20 years of law enforcement experience to address growing crime and maintain a secure environment for families as the region expands.

Believes in Slate's effective law enforcement, highlighting his success in drug seizures, capturing a kidnapper and armed robber, and resolving a significant fraud case, underscoring his reliability in critical situations.

The candidate's website says, "Slate Simons is the right choice to ensure Houston County elects a Sheriff with the ability to continue the tradition of professional, effective law enforcement to keep our families safe..."

Said, "It is vital that Houston County elect a sheriff with the ability to continue the tradition of professional, effective law enforcement to keep our families safe."

Supports continuing Houston County's tradition of professional law enforcement, leveraging his 20-year experience to ensure family safety, and is committed to being a people's Sheriff focused on protection and service.

The candidate's website says, "Slate understands that as Sheriff, he will work for the people of Houston County. He will always put citizens first and work every day to make our families proud."

Slate Simons has a degree in Business Administration and Management from Middle Georgia College. He is married to Cindy Simons, with whom he has four children. The family attends The Grove Church in Perry, where Slate is actively involved in the church's security and serves as a Youth Leader for high school students. 

Slate Simons is the owner of Reece Heating & Air and Commercial Refrigeration. He previously worked as a Sales Executive at We Care Heating & Air. He also worked at the Houston County Detention Facility as a Sergeant of the Criminal Investigations Division, after being promoted several times from his start as a jailer. 

As of May 13, 2024, Slate Simons’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Says he "will never allow Houston County to become a safe haven for criminal illegals."

- Promises to "use his business experience to manage the Office efficiently to protect taxpayers." 
- Plans to aggressively combat crime in the county, targeting gangs, drug cartels, and other threats, leveraging his law enforcement background and leadership skills to counter the national crime surge and protect families.
- Hopes to establish a Citizens Academy and give citizens a straightforward pathway to becoming volunteer law enforcement or deputies.
- Wants to establish an explorer program where children and teens can learn more about potential careers in public safety.
- Supports guns.
- Says he "will never allow Houston County to become a safe haven for criminal illegals."

Slate Simons is a family man, married to Cindy Simons, with whom he has three sons and one daughter. The family resides in an unspecified location and attends The Grove Church in Perry, where Slate is actively involved in the church's security and serves as a Youth Leader for high school students. Details about where Slate attended school are not provided.

Slate Simons is the owner of Reece Heating & Air and Commercial Refrigeration, providing services to residential and commercial clients, including Wal-Mart stores in a specified region. Previously, he worked at the Houston County Detention Facility as a jailer, was a patrolman in the Patrol Division, and served on the Traffic Unit, where he specialized in reconstructing serious traffic accidents and investigations.

As of May 3, 2024, Slate Simons’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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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.

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