Sean Brown
Candidate for Sheriff, Mercer County
Background
- Occupation
- Chief deputy, Mercer County Sheriff's Office
Chief deputy in the Mercer County Sheriff's Office, where he started as a dispatcher; a 2002 Harrodsburg High School graduate, he completed police academy training at the state Department of Criminal Justice Training in 2009. He won the May 2026 Republican primary over Paul Parks.
Documented positions
Public safety
Proposes reinstating a sheriff's office drug unit
From the same questionnaire; he cited the office's K9 unit and partnerships with state and federal agencies.
ReportWhy They're Running: Local Candidates Respond To Harrodsburg Herald Voter SurveyCandidate questionnaire · Harrodsburg Herald · May 7, 2026 · harrodsburgherald.com
“now that we are fully staffed, I want to reinstate a drug unit”
Proposes a seniority-based pay scale for deputies
So that more tenured officers do not start at entry-level pay (questionnaire).
ReportWhy They're Running: Local Candidates Respond To Harrodsburg Herald Voter SurveyCandidate questionnaire · Harrodsburg Herald · May 7, 2026 · harrodsburgherald.com
“I would like to implement a pay scale based on years of service”
Health & human services
Supports more resources for people in mental health crises
From his Harrodsburg Herald primary questionnaire; he said deputies have few options to offer people in crisis.
ReportWhy They're Running: Local Candidates Respond To Harrodsburg Herald Voter SurveyCandidate questionnaire · Harrodsburg Herald · May 7, 2026 · harrodsburgherald.com
“One of the biggest improvements I would like to address as sheriff is mental health.”
Courts & justice
Supports addressing repeat protective-order violations
He said people who repeatedly violate emergency protective orders can bond out at the courthouse without going to jail, leaving victims unwilling to file complaints.
ReportWhy They're Running: Local Candidates Respond To Harrodsburg Herald Voter SurveyCandidate questionnaire · Harrodsburg Herald · May 7, 2026 · harrodsburgherald.com
“We have the same individuals who continue to violate the EPO over and over”
All sources (5)
- Mercer County Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election (Mercer County Clerk)
Election filing · Mercer County Clerk (posted by the Kentucky Secretary of State) · web.sos.ky.gov
- Candidate Filings with the County Clerk, 2026 (Mercer County)
Election filing · Kentucky Secretary of State · web.sos.ky.gov
- County Election Results: 2022 General Election and 2026 Primary Election (by county)
Other · Kentucky Association of Counties · kaco.org
- Local Races Take Shape As Candidates File To Run
News coverage · Harrodsburg Herald · Mar 5, 2026 · harrodsburgherald.com
- Why They're Running: Local Candidates Respond To Harrodsburg Herald Voter Survey
Candidate questionnaire · Harrodsburg Herald · May 7, 2026 · harrodsburgherald.com
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