Anthony P. Grootens
Republican · IL · Adams County Sheriff
Anthony P. Grootens is the incumbent Republican Adams County Sheriff and the Republican nominee for the November 3, 2026 general election.
Where Anthony P. Grootens stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records)
Opposes
Immigration (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
In a Medill Illinois News Bureau survey, said the Adams County Sheriff's Office had transferred two men into ICE custody in 2025 and that he believed federal law superseded Illinois's limits on civil immigration enforcement.
September 29, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: muddyrivernews.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Publicly supported Illinois's Sonya Massey Bill, saying its required law-enforcement employment-record reviews and background checks would improve safety and public trust.
August 18, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wgem.com
Coordinated the Sheriff's Office response after a firearm was found at Payson Seymour High School during a basketball game; deputies retrieved it, located the cooperating owner who received a summons, and confirmed no attendee was threatened.
January 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wgem.com
Added two deputies and assigned Deputy John Schone as a school resource officer for Liberty and Payson schools, while another SRO covered Unity and Central, after addressing county school security gaps.
March 15, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wgem.com
Changed the Sheriff's Work Alternative Program after an incarcerated participant escaped, limiting eligibility to people on probation or home confinement and setting supervision and eligibility guidelines.
March 13, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wgem.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Endorsed Tim Bass for At Large Circuit Judge in a letter, citing Bass's law-enforcement and public-service record and fairness.
March 12, 2026
Source: muddyrivernews.com
A federal court dismissed without prejudice a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint naming Grootens after finding that it failed to state a constitutional claim and did not allege his personal responsibility.
July 14, 2025
Source: docs.justia.com
Was elected Adams County Sheriff in 2022.
January 1, 2022
Source: ilsheriff.org
Past race Anthony P. Grootens ran in:
- Adams County Sheriff · November 3, 2026 · Adams County, Illinois · incumbent