St. Tammany Parish Sheriff

Robert Hodges is a graduate of LSU with a degree in Criminal Justice and served as an Intelligence Officer in the Louisiana Army National Guard, per his campaign site. He spent 31 years with the Louisiana State Police, rising from patrol officer to being appointed Superintendent by Gov. Jeff Landry, and oversaw about 2,800 employees and a budget of $650 million in that role, per his campaign site. He has lived in St. Tammany Parish for nearly 25 years, per his campaign site.

Illing has a multi-agency law enforcement career spanning service as a reserve Covington police officer, a reserve East Baton Rouge Sheriff's deputy, a Louisiana State Police trooper, a Homeland Security Investigations supervisory special agent, and an appointed U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Louisiana beginning in 2018, per WWL-TV. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Scott Illing.

Maki is a retired St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office lieutenant with a 20-year career at the agency, including service in the Uniformed Patrol Division, the SWAT team, Bomb Squad command, and work with an FBI stabilization unit, and is a U.S. Army veteran, per WWL-TV. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for David Maki.

Daniel Seuzeneau spent more than two decades with the Slidell Police Department, serving as patrol officer, detective, major case sergeant, SWAT hostage negotiator, Chief Administrative Officer and ultimately Chief of Police, per his campaign site. As Chief Administrative Officer he managed a budget of more than $18 million, and he holds an MBA, per his campaign site. He was named Officer of the Year in 2013, per his campaign site.