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Orange County Sheriff

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The sheriff runs the county's law enforcement, jail and civil process divisions.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Bernie RiversDemocratic, Working Families

    No documented position found.

  • Paul ArtetaRepublican, Conservative

    • Opposes losing the jail's ICE housing contract revenue.

Public safety

  • Bernie RiversDemocratic, Working Families

    • Opposes sheriff's lawsuit to expand local immigration enforcement.In office
    • Supports focusing the sheriff's office on local safety, jail.In office

  • Paul ArtetaRepublican, Conservative

    • Opposes New York's ban on local ICE partnership agreements.

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