Paul Arteta
Candidate for Orange County Sheriff
Background
- Occupation
- Orange County Sheriff
Orange County Sheriff, elected in November 2022. He joined the Sheriff's Office as a corrections officer in 1992 and rose to captain in 2017, including an assignment to the FBI Safe Streets Task Force.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Opposes losing the jail's ICE housing contract revenue.
He said ending the agreement to house immigration detainees in the county jail leaves a $10 million gap in the county budget.
ReportOrange County Sheriff says Local Cops Local Crimes will cost county $10 millionNews coverage · WAMC · Sep 16, 2026 · wamc.org
“Today I have a $10 million hole in the Orange County budget”
Public safety
Opposes New York's ban on local ICE partnership agreements.
He is one of 15 New York sheriffs who are plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit, filed by the Federation for American Immigration Reform, challenging the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act.
Report15 N.Y. sheriffs, including Orange County’s Arteta, sue to block immigration lawNews coverage · Mid-Hudson News · Aug 27, 2026 · midhudsonnews.com
“Fifteen New York county sheriffs, including Orange County Sheriff Paul Arteta, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new state law”
Orange County Sheriff says Local Cops Local Crimes will cost county $10 millionNews coverage · WAMC · Sep 16, 2026 · wamc.org
“Arteta said the state law, which went into effect Aug. 25, is robbing the county of millions of dollars.”
All sources (6)
- 2026 General Election Official Candidates List (9/16/2026)
Election filing · Orange County Board of Elections · Sep 16, 2026 · orangecountyny.gov
- General Election, November 3, 2026: GE26 Sample Ballots
Election filing · Orange County Board of Elections · orangecountyny.gov
- 2026 Orange County Offices and Town, City, Village Elected Officials
Government record · Orange County Board of Elections · orangecountyny.gov
- Sheriff Paul Arteta
Government record · Orange County Sheriff's Office · orangecountyny.gov
- 15 N.Y. sheriffs, including Orange County’s Arteta, sue to block immigration law
News coverage · Mid-Hudson News · Aug 27, 2026 · midhudsonnews.com
- Orange County Sheriff says Local Cops Local Crimes will cost county $10 million
News coverage · WAMC · Sep 16, 2026 · wamc.org
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