Positions

Here are the positions I embrace for administration of the Sheriff’s Office.

  • Full disclosure and accountability for all expenditures in the Coles County Sheriff’s Office.
    Benefit: credibility of and respect for the legal system.
  • Holding government and law-enforcement officials accountable to constitutional mandates.
    Benefit: credibility of and respect for the legal system.
  • Home confinement for seriously ill and non-violent offenders.
    Benefit: save taxpayers’ money as a matter of fiscal responsibility.
  • Support intervention programs for first-time, non-violent offenders.
    Benefit: reduce court and taxpayer costs.
  • Support drug court programs to address the problems of addiction through interdiction and treatment.
    Benefit: save taxpayers’ money as a matter of fiscal responsibility.
  • Use union labor and ensure the strict enforcement of prevailing wages for all county contracts and bidding projects.
    Benefit: contribute to the recovery of our local economy with better-paying jobs for Coles County.
  • Contract with local companies for county supplies and needs.
    Benefit: keep jobs and taxpayer money in Coles County.
  • Reduct court and jail (housing) costs.
    Benefit: save taxpayers’ money as a matter of fiscal responsibility.