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Don Brown

Republican · North Carolina · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Catawba County Sheriff, North Carolina

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Community policing built through the Community Policing Unit established early in Brown's tenure
  • Service on local boards including the county schools board and the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council
Biography

Brown has served in law enforcement since 1988, rising from patrol officer to chief of the Newton Police Department in 2008, per the campaign site. Brown holds a criminal justice degree from Catawba Valley Community College and Gardner-Webb University and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, per the campaign site.

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