Jeff Long (sheriff)

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Jeff Long
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Long in January 2019
4th Commissioner and Governor’s Homeland Security Advisor of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Assumed office
January 2019 [1]

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  1. ↑ "Williamson County sheriff named as Tennessee homeland security commissioner". www.tennessean.com. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  2. ↑ "Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Hosts Annual First Responders Awards Ceremony". www.tn.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  3. ↑ "History". www.williamsoncountysherifftn.com. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  4. ↑ "Williamson Sheriff Jeff Long to run for office in 2018". www.tennessean.com. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  5. ↑ "Sheriff Jeff Long selected commissioner of state safety department". www.williamsonherald.com. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Sheriff Jeff Long delivers emotional parting words on last day of service". www.williamsonherald.com. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  7. ↑ "Administration". www.tn.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
  8. ↑ "Homeland Security Council". www.tn.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  9. ↑ "Candidate Profile: Jeff Long". www.williamsonherald.com. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  10. ↑ "Event gallery: Williamson County Impact Award Winners". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  11. ↑ "Sheriff Jeff Long named TSA Sheriff of the Year". www.williamsonherald.com. August 2013. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
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