Jeffery T. Smith
Republican · NY · Montgomery County Sheriff
Jeffery Smith has been Montgomery County Sheriff since 2019 after joining the office in 1988 and serving as undersheriff and county emergency services director. He points to upgrading 911 and dispatch systems and building public safety partnerships with local schools.
Where Jeffery T. Smith stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (8 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Opposes
Gun Control (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 8 support
Teamed up with the county health department to widen access to two free safety programs. One helps drivers with autism talk with officers at traffic stops.
April 13, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dailygazette.com
Announced that the county 911 dispatch center his office runs earned state accreditation. The review checks that a center meets professional standards.
November 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dailygazette.com
Announced that his office won a $1.27 million state grant. The money pays to replace equipment in the county 911 dispatch center.
November 3, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dailygazette.com
Asked for a county law banning drone flights over county property, such as the jail and courthouses. The county legislature passed it.
April 2, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dailygazette.com
Oversaw the launch of a county ambulance service run by his sheriff's office. It backs up local ambulance groups when they cannot answer a call.
March 4, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dailygazette.com
Added a full-body scanner at the county jail he runs. It finds weapons, drugs and cellphones that people try to bring inside.
January 21, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dailygazette.com
Joined state Sen. Jim Tedisco at the sheriff's office to back his plans to change New York's bail law. Smith said the 2019 bail law went too far.
March 16, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dailygazette.com
Asked village police departments to join a countywide mutual aid deal. The deal lets police agencies in the county formally help each other.
August 19, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dailygazette.com
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 oppose
Said New York's current gun laws are enough after recent mass shootings. He said banning guns would not stop mass violence.
May 25, 2022Opposes Gun Control
Source: dailygazette.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Teamed up with the county health department to widen access to two free safety programs. One helps drivers with autism talk with officers at traffic stops.
April 13, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: dailygazette.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Took charge of the county emergency management office after the county moved it under the sheriff's office. He kept its staff and chain of command in place.
January 2, 2024
Source: dailygazette.com
Declined to have his office enforce New York's COVID-19 mask rule for businesses.
December 13, 2021
Source: dailygazette.com
Refused to have his deputies count guests inside private homes under the governor's COVID-19 limit on home gatherings.
November 17, 2020
Source: dailygazette.com
Co-hosted a public town hall on New York's new bail and evidence-sharing laws. He raised concerns that victims could see accused attackers back in public.
November 12, 2019
Source: dailygazette.com
Held his first quarterly public meeting as sheriff in Hagaman. He shared arrest numbers and took questions from residents.
April 25, 2019
Source: dailygazette.com
Spoke out against New York's plan to make recreational marijuana legal. He joined other local police leaders at a public event to oppose it.
February 7, 2019
Source: dailygazette.com
Won election as Montgomery County Sheriff on 2018-11-06. He took about 75 percent of the unofficial vote against James Glorioso.
November 6, 2018
Source: dailygazette.com
Past race Jeffery T. Smith ran in:
- Montgomery County Sheriff · November 3, 2026 · Montgomery County, New York · incumbent