Chad Chronister is the Hillsborough County Sheriff. The sheriff runs the county’s main law enforcement agency, patrolling unincorporated Hillsborough and the areas outside city police departments, investigating crimes and running the county jails. The office also serves court papers and provides courthouse security.
Term ending January 2029; not on the November 3, 2026 ballot (Hillsborough constitutional offices are next up in 2028)
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Appointed in 2017 and since re-elected three times. He was briefly President Trump’s nominee to lead the DEA in late 2024 but withdrew and stayed in office.