Eric S. Higgins
Democratic · AR · Pulaski County Sheriff
Eric S. Higgins is Pulaski County Sheriff and a former Little Rock assistant police chief who began with that department in 1984. He has focused on jail re-entry programs, body-worn cameras in detention, and community policing.
Where Eric S. Higgins stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Signed a "Duty to Intervene" policy for the sheriff's office. It requires deputies to stop another deputy who uses force wrongly or keeps using force after it is no longer needed.
June 10, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: kark.com
Announced the purchase of 235 body cameras and 121 in-car cameras for Pulaski County deputies. The $1.2 million deal was helped by a $440,000 grant. Before this, deputies had no cameras on uniforms or in cars.
October 28, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: kark.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Signed a "Duty to Intervene" policy for the sheriff's office. It requires deputies to stop another deputy who uses force wrongly or keeps using force after it is no longer needed.
June 10, 2020Supports Civil Rights
Source: kark.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Answered questions from a committee of Arkansas lawmakers about the Netflix jail series "Unlocked." He defended the experiment, which left cells open all day in one jail unit. A state senator said the show took advantage of inmates and staff.
May 14, 2024
Source: katv.com
Sent written answers to a Quorum Court ordinance about the Netflix series filmed in the county jail. He said the production company paid the county $60,000. He said a deputy stayed posted near the unit where cell doors were left open.
April 10, 2024
Source: katv.com
Won re-election as Pulaski County Sheriff. The official count gave him 73,551 votes (58.87%) to 48,677 for Republican Paul "Blue" Keller.
November 8, 2022
Source: votepulaskiar.gov
Asked a court, with County Judge Barry Hyde, to join a lawsuit against the Arkansas law that banned local mask rules. He wanted the power to require masks at the county jail during COVID-19.
August 5, 2021
Source: kark.com
Past race Eric S. Higgins ran in:
- Pulaski County Sheriff · November 3, 2026 · Pulaski County, Arkansas · incumbent