Links to specific Questions:
- Introduction
- What sets you apart from the other candidates?
- What are your greatest achievements?
- What are your goals for the next four years, and how will you achieve them?
- Why do people use drugs? What is the root issue?
- How can the voters of Hickman County support the Sheriff’s Office and the deputies?
- How would you attract the right kind of people for a Reserve Deputy Program?
- Do you have anything you’d like to share?
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Candidacy Announcement
To the Citizens of Hickman County, I would like to announce my candidacy for the office of Hickman County Sheriff. It has been an honor and a blessing to serve as your sheriff for the past 16 years. Of the past 16 years together we have come a long way with the Hickman County Sheriff Office and we have made a great name for the office with other counties. I am a life long resident of Hickman County, graduating from Hickman County High School in 1976. My parents were Walter and Bertha Ward. I have been married 39 years to Deborah Springer Ward, also from Hickman County. We have 2 children Jessica Ward Pate and husband Michael Pate, Bryan Ward and wife Caitlin Law Ward, and one grandchild Lauren Pate. Deborah and I attend Clearview Church of Christ.
Your website and/or contact info?
What is the job of the sheriff, in your own words?
Provide law enforcement to Hickman county citizens and to investigate crimes. To provide security and environment of the courts. To serve civil and criminal papers for the courts. To maintain the security and wellbeing of inmates of the jail. To do transports of prisoners from county to county and state to state.
Which of these do you believe best describes the responsibility of the sheriff’s office?
Stopping crime before it happens AND Responding to crimes and bringing offenders to justice
If the Federal Government passed a radically unconstitutional law that affected Hickman County, such as a mass gun ban/confiscation, what would your response be?
As Sheriff I uphold the constitution of the United States I have sworn too.
What is your position on if and when no-knock warrants should be used?
If there is good credible information that officer or officers are about to enter into a area that a officer is about to be killed and safety and the information meets the rules for a judge to give that warrants.
What are your thoughts on bringing back the Reserve Deputy program?
We have some part-time officers now that cover the courts. I did have a Reserve Deputy program 13 years but due to new rules of the State Academy and insurance of the county we had to put it on hold and hope to restart this fall or winter. New laws and rules will be enact on new Reserve officers.
Do you believe the Bible gives guidance on how the Sheriff should discharge his duties? If so, what are some of the main verses or principles that you look to?
Yes, let every person be subject to the governing authorities.For there is no authority except from God and those that exist have been instituted by God.