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Torrance County Sheriff

What does this office do?

  • Running police patrols and deputies in the county
  • Running the county jail
  • Carrying out evictions, warrants, and other court orders

Affects: Immigration, Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,

Candidates:

Republican

Thomas D. Carter is the Estancia police chief and a former sheriff's deputy with 16 years in law enforcement, including work in Albuquerque and Bernalillo. His priorities are crimes with real victims, growing the agency and explaining police work better to the public.

Source: torrancecountynm.org