David Gee (sheriff)

Last updated March 23, 2019

David Gee is the former sheriff of Hillsborough County, Florida. He was sheriff from 2004 until his retirement on September 30, 2017, having worked in the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office for more than twenty years prior to his election.^[1]

The County sheriff (Florida) is a Florida constitutional officer and a part of the state judicial branch.

Hillsborough County, Florida County in the United States

Hillsborough County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. In the 2010 census, the population was 1,229,226, making it the fourth-most populous county in Florida and the most populous county outside the Miami Metropolitan Area. A 2017 estimate has the population of Hillsborough County at 1,408,566 people, which itself is greater than the populations of 10 states according to their 2017 population estimates. Its county seat and largest city is Tampa.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency for Hillsborough County, Florida and is responsible for law enforcement services for the 888 square miles (2,300 km²) of unincorporated areas of the county as well as operation of the two jail facilities, a work release center, and provides courthouse security for the 13th Judicial Circuit. Each of the three incorporated cities has its own police agency. Tampa International Airport, and the University of South Florida also have independent police agencies.

Gee's tenure was a successful one: the crime rate in the county has fallen in each of the last nine years.^[2] He has been praised for his office's "enlightened approach to homelessness",^[3] but criticized for "traditional criminalization tactics for low-level offenses such as misdemeanor marijuana possession".^[4]

Gee is a graduate of the University of Tampa.^[1] He is a Republican.^[5]

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References

1 2 "Sheriff David Gee". Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office . Retrieved 5 December 2016.
↑ "Crime rate in unincorporated Hillsborough County down 3 percent". The Tampa Tribune . 29 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
↑ "Helping Hillsborough's homeless". The Tampa Tribune . Retrieved 5 December 2016.
↑ "Editorial: The Hillsborough sheriff's outdated views on marijuana arrests". Tampa Bay Times . 6 April 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
↑ Contorno, Steve; McManus, Tracey (24 June 2016). "Unopposed candidates across Tampa Bay automatically win their races". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved 5 December 2016.

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[hcso-1] 1 2 "Sheriff David Gee". Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office . Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[2] "Crime rate in unincorporated Hillsborough County down 3 percent". The Tampa Tribune . 29 March 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[3] "Helping Hillsborough's homeless". The Tampa Tribune . Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[4] "Editorial: The Hillsborough sheriff's outdated views on marijuana arrests". Tampa Bay Times . 6 April 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[5] Contorno, Steve; McManus, Tracey (24 June 2016). "Unopposed candidates across Tampa Bay automatically win their races". Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved 5 December 2016.