As of May 11, 2024, Andrew Hayden Hester did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

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Andrew Hester currently serves as County Sheriff in Turner County. 

As of March 19, 2024, Andrew Hayden Hester did not have a website or any information online.

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Andrew Hayden Hester

Shawn is from Quitman, Georgia, and attended Tift County High School. He studied Criminal Justice at Reinhardt University and Columbus State University and studied Political Science at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. 

Shawn was the former Communications Officer at the Tifton Police Department and the former Admin Lieutenant of the City of Ashburn. 

As of April 22, 2024, Shawn "Tiny" McRae did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Promises to work with local law enforcement to "address the problems caused by illegal drugs and gang activity".

Plans to restart the Choosing Healthy Activities and Methods Promoting Safety or C.H.A.M.P.S. program in Turner County Elementary School.

Supports increasing the presence of deputies in schools, and having these deputies form "positive relationships with students and staff".

Supports continuing to provide professional development for employees at the Sheriff’s office.

Believes that "law enforcement agencies should have a pursuit policy that ensures the safety of both the people on the road and the [law enforcement officer]" because pursuing a criminal is "much safer now", and that "no pursuit policies will cause more people to flee and elude law enforcement".

- Promises to work with local law enforcement to "address the problems caused by illegal drugs and gang activity".
- Plans to restart the Choosing Healthy Activities and Methods Promoting Safety or C.H.A.M.P.S. program in Turner County Elementary School.
- Supports increasing the presence of deputies in schools, and having these deputies form "positive relationships with students and staff".
- Supports continuing to provide professional development for employees at the Sheriff’s office.
- Believes that "law enforcement agencies should have a pursuit policy that ensures the safety of both the people on the road and the [law enforcement officer]" because pursuing a criminal is "much safer now", and that "no pursuit policies will cause more people to flee and elude law enforcement".

Plans to reduce "unnecessary spending" within the Sheriff's Department and increase budget transparency.

Promises to ensure that the costs of maintaining jails in the county will not be "a burden on the taxpayers".

Promises to "review and update high liability policies as needed".

- Plans to reduce "unnecessary spending" within the Sheriff's Department and increase budget transparency.
- Promises to ensure that the costs of maintaining jails in the county will not be "a burden on the taxpayers".
- Promises to "review and update high liability policies as needed".

As of March 19, 2024, Shawn "Tiny" McRae did not have a website or any information online.

Shawn "Tiny" McRae

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.