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Sheriff, Sullivan County

Jason Bobbitt

Candidate for Sheriff, Sullivan County

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Sullivan County Sheriff

Sullivan County Sheriff since 2023, he has 30 years in law enforcement, starting as a jail officer in 1995, then with the Vincennes Police Department and as a county deputy from 1999 and chief deputy from 2015.

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Documented positions

Public safety

  • Supports recruiting and retaining deputies, jailers and dispatchers

    At a March 2026 Farm Bureau forum, Bobbitt and the Republican candidates all named recruiting and keeping deputies, jail officers and dispatchers as the department's top challenge.

    SC Farm Bureau hosts ‘Meet the Candidates’ forum

    News coverage · Sullivan Times (suncommercial.com) · Mar 27, 2026 · suncommercial.com

    “All identified recruitment/retention of deputies, jail officers and dispatchers as the department’s top challenges”
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  • Pledges to complete goals begun in his first term

    Jason Bobbitt for Sullivan County Sheriff (campaign page)

    Candidate social media · Facebook · facebook.com

    “there are many goals that I would like to see through to completion”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Jason Bobbitt on them.

  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

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