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- ↑ "Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens won't seek re-election | 89.3 KPCC". Scpr.org. June 27, 2017. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ↑ "Don Barnes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ↑ "Official Election Results". Orange County Registrar of Voters. June 25, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ↑ "OC Sheriff Don Barnes To Chair Intelligence Commanders Committee For National Association Of Sheriffs". CBS News. June 3, 2021.
- ↑ "Statement for the Record by Sheriff Don Barnes, Orange County Sheriff's Department (California), Chairman, Intelligence Commanders Committee, Major County Sheriffs of America" (PDF). United States Congress. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Major County Sheriffs of America Installs New Executive Board Members". Major County Sheriffs of America. February 13, 2024.
