On the Issues

The Rowan County Sheriffs Office needs and deserves Professional leadership. The citizens rely on the leadership of such an important position to maintain safety, insure professional ethical law enforcement interaction, dedicated servants, a well trained and supervised staff.

The Rowan County Sheriffs Office needs and deserves an experienced Sheriff to bring knowledge, skill, and professionalism to insure an efficient staff of deputies provide the protection, safety, and service to every resident and visitor of Rowan County.

The Rowan County Sheriffs Office needs and deserves an accountable Sheriff that is an excellent caretaker of the tax payers funds, and accountable to the tax payers to provide open, honest, ethical, and fair investigations of the office operations.

The Rowan County Sheriffs Office staff needs and deserves a leader that demands their best, leads from the front, and provides a fair opportunity to advance and be recognized for their achievements.

Current Sheriffs Office Issues

I am the only veteran candidate for Sheriff of Rowan County. I am very proud to have served in the military and to have made a career in law enforcement. I have held many positions within my career and have founded and managed a successful private practice through my private investigation firm.

I believe the economics of the current Sheriffs Office deserves considerable evaluation, reform, and accountability. The leadership, promotional process, discipline, and transparency across each area of the department deserves considerable evaluation, reform, and accountability.

I will always maintain office hours for any citizen to meet with me and discuss issues you are having, credit you are wanting to give for great service, and ideas that will help our office make every member of our communities safe and secure.

Sheriff Election

I am Carl Dangerfield and I am a candidate for Sheriff of Rowan County for 2026.

I am the only veteran candidate and have more than 30 years of experience in Law Enforcement. I have supervised in several different positions within Law Enforcement as well as in the US Air Force. I have founded owned and operated a successful business for the past 7 years.

I am a husband, father, and have volunteered as a youth sports coach.

I have taught in the Basic Law Enforcement and Detention Officer Certification courses for 18 years. I instruct constitutional law, laws of arrest, search, and seizure, criminal investigations, plus many other topics.

As a member and supervisor of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Sheriffs Office, I led or participated in more than 50 death investigations. Every homicide during my watch was cleared by arrest and successfully prosecuted. This is a fact I am very proud of.

I have a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice.

Those are the basics of who I am.

I believe the Sheriffs Office is in immediate need for a qualified leader. A leader that understands the financial efficiency and accountability of that office.

A leader that understands the law and how it applies to all of our citizens, and knows how to instruct and supervise all of the Deputies within the agency.

I believe the Sheriffs Office is in immediate need of a leader that understands the proper promotional process for the office, not a good ole boy system where positions of importance are granted by donors, sign holders, those working for my campaign. Promotions based upon merit, earned through a display of knowledge, skills, and abilities to fulfill every position in the agency.

I believe the Sheriffs Office is in immediate need of a leader that is transparent with the citizens, stands up to corruption and outside interference. A leader that believes in collaboration with other Law Enforcement agencies and first responders to properly serve every citizen and visitor to our county.

I believe we need a leader that has prepared in every aspect of Law Enforcement and prepared by managing a private business, a leader that has successfully led people to be successful.

I am that leader and if this election is based upon readiness for this job then I expect to win and be your next Sheriff. If this election is based upon popularity then we will be in the same position we are in currently.

I am Carl Dangerfield, I look forward to your support. I will always make myself available to meet with any individual or group to allow you to make an informed decision.

Current Sheriffs Office Issues

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