Don Barnes (sheriff)
{{short description|American sheriff of Orange County, California}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Don Barnes
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|office = 13th Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County, California
|term_start = January 7, 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-wknd-et-barnes-20190109-story.html|title=Don Barnes is sworn in as Orange County’s new sheriff|date=January 10, 2019|website=Daily Pilot}}
|term_end =
|predecessor = Sandra Hutchens
|successor =
|birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1965}}
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{{Infobox police officer
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|department = O.C. Sheriff
|serviceyears = 1989–present
|rank = {{ubl
|Sheriff (2019–present)
|Undersheriff (2016–2019)
|Assistant Sheriff (2012–2015)
|Commander (2010–2012)
|Captain (2007–2010)
|Lieutenant (2005–2007)
|Sergeant (2001–2005)
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Don Barnes (born 1965) is the Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County, California. He was elected to the position on November 5, 2018, and sworn in on January 7, 2019, replacing Sheriff Sandra Hutchens, who had endorsed Barnes shortly after she announced that she would not seek re-election.
Career
Barnes was sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff in 1989. Barnes rose through the ranks of the department. In 2016, he was sworn in as Undersheriff.{{cite web|url=https://www.barnesforsheriff.com/aboutbarnes/ |title=About Undersheriff Don Barnes - Don Barnes for Sheriff |publisher=Barnesforsheriff.com |date= |access-date=2020-06-10}} In 2018, then-Sheriff Sandra Hutchens announced that she would not seek re-election to a third term. She endorsed Barnes for the position.{{cite web|url=https://www.scpr.org/news/2017/06/27/73318/orange-county-sheriff-sandra-hutchens-won-t-seek-r/ |title=Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens won't seek re-election | 89.3 KPCC |publisher=Scpr.org |date=June 27, 2017 |access-date=2020-06-10}} Barnes defeated Duke Nguyen in the 2018 general election.{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Don_Barnes |title=Don Barnes |publisher=Ballotpedia |date= |access-date=2020-06-10}} Barnes was sworn in as the 15th Sheriff-Coroner on January 9, 2019. He was unopposed for re-election in 2022.{{cite news|url=https://www.livevoterturnout.com/ENR/orangecaenr/10/en/Wh7ZMgB_Index_10.html|title=Official Election Results|publisher=Orange County Registrar of Voters|date=June 25, 2022|access-date=May 9, 2024}}
In June 2021, Barnes became the Chairman of the Intelligence Commanders Committee of the Major County Sheriffs of America, the national association of sheriffs from largest counties in the United States.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/oc-sheriff-don-barnes-to-chair-intelligence-commanders-committee-for-national-association-of-sheriffs/|title=OC Sheriff Don Barnes To Chair Intelligence Commanders Committee For National Association Of Sheriffs|publisher=CBS News|date=June 3, 2021}} In this capacity, he testified in May 2023 before the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence and the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology regarding the security challenges facing the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/115927/witnesses/HHRG-118-HM05-Wstate-BarnesD-20230516.pdf|title=Statement for the Record by Sheriff Don Barnes, Orange County Sheriff's Department (California), Chairman, Intelligence Commanders Committee, Major County Sheriffs of America|date=May 16, 2023|publisher=United States Congress|access-date=May 9, 2024}}
In February 2024, Barnes became Vice President of Homeland Security of the Major County Sheriffs of America.{{cite web|url=https://mcsheriffs.com/mcsa-installs-new-executive-board-members/|title=Major County Sheriffs of America Installs New Executive Board Members|date=February 13, 2024|publisher=Major County Sheriffs of America}}
References
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External links
- {{URL|https://www.ocsheriff.gov/commands-divisions/office-sheriff|Official web site}}
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Category:People from Orange County, California
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