(R) Jimmy Faulkner Shelby County Sheriff

I was brought up in Timpson, TX, by my father and mother (James & Hortense Faulkner). I have one sister (Gina Faulkner Bourlon), who is married to Clint Bourlon of Lufkin, TX. I have two children: a son, J.R. Faulkner, who is married to Kayla Hughes Faulkner, and a daughter, Avery Faulkner.

I graduated from Timpson High School, and shortly after, I attended Panola College. In 1991, I graduated from the East Texas Police Academy. Shortly after graduating from the police academy, I worked with the Center Police Department until 1995. In 1995, I attended the Texas DPS Academy. I retired from Texas DPS as a Highway Patrolman in March 2020 with 25 years of service.

My decision to run for the office of Sheriff of Shelby County is simply this: we, the taxpayers and citizens, deserve a change. With my 29 years in law enforcement and working knowledge of the community, we can make the Sheriff’s Department more efficient and effective.

With the encouragement and support of all the people I know, including family and friends, I have the confidence to take on this endeavor.

If elected as Sheriff, I will have one main goal: to make the Sheriff’s Department more efficient and effective. This will include working with all elected officials and agency heads to improve the working environment. Also, it will consist of working on issues such as recruitment and retention of employees, safety of the citizens, protection of property, offenses against our children, and drug problems.