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Kenneth Barrett

Republican · Tennessee · 2026

Running for Sheriff, Tennessee

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Servant leadership
  • Accountability
  • Transparency within the Sheriff's Office and community
Biography

Rutherford County Sheriff's Office lieutenant with a 28-year career that began at age 20 as a detention officer, spanning patrol, narcotics, interstate crime operations and K9 units, per his campaign site.

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SheriffTennessee · 2026Rutherford County sample ballot

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