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Sheriff, Anne Arundel County
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Jim Fredericks

Candidate for Sheriff, Anne Arundel County

Republican

Background

Occupation
Private security contract manager; former sheriff
Campaign website
jimfredericksforsheriff.com

Anne Arundel County sheriff from 2018 to 2022 after a 30-year law enforcement career in the county, he has worked since 2023 as a private security contract manager in the federal judiciary in Washington, D.C.

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Photo: Campaign photo — VOTE411 (League of Women Voters)

Documented positions

Public safety

  • Pledges to close pay gap between deputies and police

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Anne Arundel County Sheriff

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “Sheriff's deputies are currently paid significantly less than their counterparts in the police department and I will work to close that pay gap.”
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  • Proposes public-private partnerships to free deputies for law enforcement

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Anne Arundel County Sheriff

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I will seek public-private partnerships to increase availability of deputies for law enforcement duties”
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  • Led Maryland's first Safe Surrender program as sheriff

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Anne Arundel County Sheriff

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “In 2019 I started a 1st-in-Maryland Safe Surrender program to reduce negative interactions between wanted subjects and deputies.”
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Courts & justice

  • Pledges to keep reducing the warrant backlog

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: Anne Arundel County Sheriff

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of Maryland (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I will continue to reduce the backlog of warrants for a safer AA county.”
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Other issues in this race

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

  • HousingNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

All sources (4)

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Jim Fredericks for Sheriff, Anne Arundel County, Maryland · The Gist