J.D. is from Humansville, Missouri. He attended Humansville Elementary in Humansville, Missouri; Bethlehem Elementary in Taylorsville, North Carolina; and Hiddenite Elementary in Hiddenite, North Carolina. He lives with his wife, Amber, and their two daughters and two sons in the Catawba Valley area. He attends the Assembly of God Church.

J.D. Slape was born in Humansville, Missouri. He received basic law enforcement training at Catawba Valley Community College. He lives with his wife and their four children in the Catawba Valley area. 

J.D. is a law enforcement deputy. He works at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, where he has been a road patrol deputy for two and a half years. He previously worked at the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office for 22 years, serving as a jailer, jail supervisor, patrol deputy, school resource officer, bailiff, civil process and warrant server, and transport and lake patrol deputy, and began his career in the furniture industry supervising upholstery, rub, and packing departments and managing material orders and shipping.

J.D. is a law enforcement deputy at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. He began his career in the furniture industry. He has also previously worked as a jailer, jail supervisor, patrol deputy, school resource officer, civil process server, warrant server, and more. 

J.D. Slape's campaign for Catawba Sheriff is his first entry into politics.

J.D.'s campaign for Catawba Sheriff is his first run for public office.

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J.D. Slape's campaign for Catawba Sheriff is his first run for public office.

J.D. Slape lives with his wife and their four children in the Catawba Valley area. He attends the Assembly of God Church.

J.D. is a law enforcement deputy at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. He began his career in the furniture industry.

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J.D. Slape is from Humansville, Missouri. He graduated from Humansville High School. He and his wife, Amber, have two girls and two boys. He attends an Assembly of God Church.

J.D. is a law enforcement officer with nearly 25 years of experience. He also coached middle school boys baseball for one season.

J.D. has worked in law enforcement for nearly 25 years. He began his career at the Catawba County Sheriff;s Office in 2001 and later worked for the Lincoln County Sheriff;s Office. 

J.D. Slape was born in Humansville, Missouri. He has lived in Catawba County since 1995. He and his wife, Amber, have four children together. He attends an Assembly of God Church.

J.D. is a law enforcement officer. He previously worked for the Catawba County Sheriff's Office for 22 years, where he served as a jailer, jail supervisor, patrol deputy, school resource officer, bailiff, courthouse security officer, lake patrol officer, civil process server, warrant server, and transport deputy. He also provided hospital security for inmates whenever needed. He later worked for the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office for two and a half years, where he worked road patrol, served as a school resource officer, and worked as a bailiff. Before joining law enforcement, he worked in the furniture industry. 

J.D. has worked in law enforcement for over 25 years. He began his career at the Catawba County Sheriffs Office in 2001 and served there for 22 years. He then worked for the Lincoln County Sheriffs Office for 2.5 years. 

J.D. is from Humansville, Missouri. He attended Bethlehem Elementary and Hiddenite Elementary. He lives with his wife, Amber, and their two daughters and two sons in the Catawba Valley area of North Carolina. He attends the Assembly of God Church.

J.D. Slape is a deputy sheriff. He works at the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office, where he has been for nearly 25 years. He previously worked as a deputy sheriff at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and supervised upholstery, rub, and pack departments at a furniture manufacturing plant.

J. D. Slape's campaign for Sheriff of Catawba County is his first entry into politics.

J.D. Slape is from Humansville, Missouri. He attended Humansville High School. He lives with his wife, Amber, and their four children in the Catawba Valley area of North Carolina. He attends the Assembly of God Church.

J.D. is a deputy sheriff. He works at the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office, where he has been since March 2001. He previously worked at a furniture manufacturing plant as a lead supervisor—overseeing upholstery, rub, and pack departments, handling material and hardware orders, and managing shipping—and served as a deputy sheriff with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office for two and a half years.

J. D. Slape's campaign for Catawba County Sheriff is his first entry into politics.

- The sheriff is responsible for enforcing the law, managing security in jails and courtrooms. They also oversee daily conditions of the jail and inmates in custody and serve legal documents such as warrants and eviction notices. Their ultimate responsibility is to protect the community. 