Antwain Nance is from Charlotte, North Carolina. He previously worked as a detention officer at the Mecklenburg County Jail and is currently a union leader for American Airlines.

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Antwain is a union shop steward and logistics worker. He previously worked as a detention officer at the Mecklenburg County Sheriff s Office. 

Antwain Nance has worked at American Airlines for nine years and serves as a  Union Representative at the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

Antwain previously worked as a detention officer at the Mecklenburg County Jail from January 2014 to October 2015. He is currently a union leader for American Airlines.

Aims to implement "proactive crime prevention strategies to make Mecklenburg County safer for all residents."

- Plans to increase deputy presence.
- Promises to "reduce response times."
- Aims to implement "proactive crime prevention strategies to make Mecklenburg County safer for all residents."

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Promises to implement "real reforms to improve jail conditions," reduce deaths, and provide rehabilitation opportunities.

- Promises to implement "real reforms to improve jail conditions," reduce deaths, and provide rehabilitation opportunities.

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Supports "stronger protections, victim resources, and specialized training to combat" domestic violence, human trafficking, and child exploitation.

- Supports "stronger protections, victim resources, and specialized training to combat" domestic violence, human trafficking, and child exploitation.

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Antwain Nance

Antwain is a union leader. He works at American Airlines, where he serves as a union shop steward. He previously worked at the Mecklenburg County Jail from January 2014 to October 2015 as a detention officer.

Antwain Nance's campaign for Mecklenburg County Sheriff is his first entry into politics.

Antwain is a union shop steward. He works at American Airlines. He previously worked at the Mecklenburg County Jail as a detention officer from January 2014 to October 2015.

Antwain is a union leader at American Airlines. He works at American Airlines. He previously worked at the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office and in fleet service and logistics roles in the aviation industry.

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Garry L. McFadden is from Elliott, South Carolina. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education from Johnson C. Smith University. Garry lives in Charlotte with his wife, Cathy, and has three children and two grandchildren.

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Garry previously worked as an officer and homicide detective with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

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Garry currently serves as the Mecklenburg County sheriff. He was first elected in 2018 and is serving his second term.

As of January 2, 2026, Garry L. McFadden’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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As sheriff, created a career fair, barber school, and accelerated culinary school to provide employment opportunities for detention center residents.

As sheriff, ended solitary confinement and created a summer outdoor recreation program for youth offenders.

As sheriff, created a digital literacy program to teach digital skills to detainees.

- Prioritizes cleanliness in the jail.
- As sheriff, created a career fair, barber school, and accelerated culinary school to provide employment opportunities for detention center residents.
- As sheriff, ended solitary confinement and created a summer outdoor recreation program for youth offenders.
- Supports registering detainees to vote.
- As sheriff, created a digital literacy program to teach digital skills to detainees.

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Opposes honoring requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain individuals past their scheduled release.

Opposes honoring requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain individuals past their scheduled release.

As sheriff, ended participation in the 287(g) program, no longer performing immigration law enforcement duties on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Studied international prison systems in Norway and Germany and dropped the name “jail” for “detention center,” and the term “inmates” for “residents.

- Opposes honoring requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain individuals past their scheduled release.
- As sheriff, ended participation in the 287(g) program, no longer performing immigration law enforcement duties on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- Studied international prison systems in Norway and Germany and dropped the name “jail” for “detention center,” and the term “inmates” for “residents.

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- Opposes honoring requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain individuals past their scheduled release.
- As sheriff ended participation in the 287(g) program, no longer performing immigration law enforcement duties on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

- Vows to continue fighting the "gun violence and fentanyl epidemics – both which we know have claimed one too many lives – and championing mental health initiatives."
- Thinks that "protecting our community isn’t just about enforcing the law; I will... implement proactive approaches to these ongoing problems, so we can prevent more deaths, better safeguard families and foster trust within our community."

- Prioritizes cleanliness in the jail.
- Prefers the term "resident" over "inmate" for people in custody.
- As sheriff, created a career fair, barber school, and accelerated culinary school to provide employment opportunities for detention center residents.
- As sheriff, ended solitary confinement and created a summer outdoor recreation program for youth offenders.
- Supports registering detainees to vote.
- As sheriff, created a digital literacy program to teach digital skills to detainees.

Garry L. McFadden graduated with a bachelor's degree in physical education from Johnson C. Smith University. He is a husband and father of three.

Garry previously served for 36 years in law enforcement with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, including over 20 years as a homicide detective.

 

Garry has served as the Sheriff of Mecklenburg County since 2018.

- Prioritizes cleanliness in the jail.
- Prefers the term "resident" over "inmate" for people in custody.

- Opposes honoring requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain individuals past their scheduled release.

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Ricky Ricardo Robbins is from Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Central Piedmont Community College and The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has two sons. 

Ricky currently works as a sergeant at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. He previously served in various roles including homicide support group supervisor, homicide supervisor, SWAT officer and supervisor, honor guard officer and supervisor, officer involved shooting team supervisor, highway interdiction and traffic safety supervisor, and school resource officer. He is a certified NC general instructor, standardized field sobriety instructor, and NC radar/VASCAR instructor.

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Ricky's campaign for Sheriff in Mecklenburg County is his first entry into politics.

Plans to work collaboratively with police, fire, emergency services, and other agencies to maintain public safety

- Plans to work collaboratively with police, fire, emergency services, and other agencies to maintain public safety

Supports putting measures in place to protect the wellness and safety of detention center staff.

Wants to increase detention center staff retention.

Plans to reduce criminal activity inside the jails in the county.

Wants to address mental health needs in the detention center to reduce suicides and suicide attempts.

- Supports putting measures in place to protect the wellness and safety of detention center staff.
- Wants to increase detention center staff retention.
- Plans to reduce criminal activity inside the jails in the county.
- Wants to address mental health needs in the detention center to reduce suicides and suicide attempts.

Aims to establish initiatives to reduce recidivism.

- Aims to establish initiatives to reduce recidivism.

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Ricky Ricardo Robbins's campaign for Mecklenburg County sheriff is his first time running for public office.

Rodney Collins is from Charlotte, North Carolina. He has a bachelor 27s degree in criminal justice and a master 27s degree in business administration from Pfeiffer University. He is married and has four children.

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Rodney Collins holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and a master's degree in business administration from Pfeiffer University. He is married and has four children.

Rodney is retired. He previously worked as a chief deputy sheriff for the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office for 30 years, starting as a deputy sheriff. He also served as a military policeman in the United States Air Force. 

Rodney is a retired chief deputy sheriff. He spent 30 years with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, starting as a deputy sheriff and ending his career as chief deputy.

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Aims to ensure that the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office is "professionally managed and equipped to fulfill the mandates  of the office."

Seeks to create "safe and innovative strategies to ensure a constructive environment for those in our care as well as personnel."

Wants to transform incarceration into opportunities for personal development and reintegration back into the community.

- Aims to ensure that the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office is "professionally managed and equipped to fulfill the mandates  of the office."
- Seeks to create "safe and innovative strategies to ensure a constructive environment for those in our care as well as personnel."
- Wants to transform incarceration into opportunities for personal development and reintegration back into the community.

As of January 2, 2026, Rodney M. Collins’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes policies and practices should align with the local criminal justice system without "contributing to disparities."

- Believes policies and practices should align with the local criminal justice system without "contributing to disparities."

Rodney M. Collins

Rodney is retired. He previously worked as chief deputy sheriff for the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office. Before that, he served as a military policeman in the United States Air Force. 

Rodney is a retired chief deputy sheriff. He spent 30 years with the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, starting as a deputy sheriff and rising through the ranks to chief deputy.

Rodney is from Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended Nations Ford Elementary School, Kennedy Middle School and Olympic High School. He has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Pfeiffer University and a master's degree in business administration from Pfeiffer University. He lives with his wife and their four children.

Rodney is a retired chief deputy sheriff. He worked at the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office for 30 years, rising through the ranks from deputy sheriff to chief deputy. He previously worked as a military policeman in the United States Air Force, including assignments at the Pentagon’s Office of the Secretary of Defense and with the Air Force Honor Guard at Bolling Air Force Base.

Rodney M. Collins's campaign for Mecklenburg County Sheriff is his first entry into politics.

Rodney is a retired chief deputy sheriff. He previously served as a military policeman in the United States Air Force. 

Rodney is retired. He previously worked as a chief deputy sheriff for the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office. Before that, he served as a military policeman in the United States Air Force. 

Rodney is a retired chief deputy sheriff with 30 years of experience at the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office.

- 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. 

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