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Toby Shelley

Democratic · NY · Onondaga County Sheriff

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Toby Shelley is Onondaga County's 62nd sheriff. A 30-year military veteran who deployed to Iraq, he was a county sheriff's deputy from 1994 to 2011 and lists accountability and transparency, including body-worn cameras, as priorities.

Where Toby Shelley stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support

  • Urged passage of a state bill letting judges hold people charged with violent crimes before trial based on public safety risk.

    October 2, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: nysenate.gov · researched September 25, 2026

Track record — General

General · 7 records

  • Oversaw the firing of a deputy after sheriff's investigators found forged signatures on the deputy's gun permit application.

    June 11, 2025

    Source: sheriff.onondaga.gov · researched September 25, 2026

  • Introduced a jail sewing program that taught work skills and repaired deputies' uniforms. Its first participant finished training.

    February 26, 2025

    Source: sheriff.onondaga.gov · researched September 25, 2026

  • Said his jail would hold someone for immigration agents only with a judge's warrant, following state legal guidance.

    February 3, 2025

    Source: wrvo.org · researched September 25, 2026

  • Asked county lawmakers to add an accountant after an audit found weak oversight of sheriff's office funds.

    October 30, 2024

    Source: onondaga.gov · researched September 25, 2026

  • Received a state correction commission order, as sheriff, to fix jail isolation practices and reporting after the commission found violations.

    August 28, 2024

    Source: scoc.ny.gov · researched September 25, 2026

  • Sued county lawmakers over a jail law he said required voter approval. A court later dismissed his case.

    June 6, 2023

    Source: nycourts.gov · researched September 25, 2026

  • Received the Conservative Party committee's endorsement for sheriff in the 2014 race.

    August 11, 2014

    Source: waer.org · researched September 25, 2026

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Profile last researched September 24, 2026.