Jimmy Thornton
Republican · NC
Jimmy Thornton is a Republican candidate for SAMPSON COUNTY SHERIFF in the November 2026 general election.
Where Jimmy Thornton stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Participated as the local law-enforcement partner in the multi-agency investigation that led to a federal 50-year sentence for a Sampson County drug-trafficking leader, and described the partnership's public-safety result.
May 12, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: justice.gov · researched August 15, 2026
Submitted a written report to the Sampson County Board of Commissioners detailing Sheriff's Office staffing vacancies and requesting cooperation on competitive salaries and related funding.
August 5, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: sampsoncountync.gov · researched August 15, 2026
Signed, as sheriff, Sampson County's involuntary-commitment transportation agreement, which sets who drives people ordered into mental-health custody against their will. His deputies handle those trips outside the city of Clinton, covering the rest of the county and seven towns.
September 9, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: sampsoncountync.gov · researched August 15, 2026
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Directed the Sampson County Sheriff's Office to provide $13,772.31 in seized-evidence and unclaimed-found-property funds to Sampson County Schools for academic, extracurricular, and school-improvement programs.
November 21, 2023
Source: sampson.k12.nc.us · researched August 15, 2026
Race Jimmy Thornton is in:
- SAMPSON COUNTY SHERIFF · November 3, 2026 · Sampson County, North Carolina
Profile last researched July 16, 2026.