Charles Rambo

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Charles Rambo

Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Roosevelt High School

Other

Gupton-Jones Mortuary College, 1988

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force Reserve

Years of service

1986 - 1994

Personal

Birthplace

Gary, Ind.

Religion

Non-Denominational

Profession

Law enforcement

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Charles Rambo (independent) ran for election for Fulton County Sheriff in Georgia. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Rambo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Charles Rambo was born in Gary, Indiana. He served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve from 1986 to 1994. He graduated from Gupton-Jones Mortuary College in 1988. His career experience includes working in law enforcement.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2024)

General election

General election for Fulton County Sheriff

Incumbent Patrick Labat defeated Charles Rambo in the general election for Fulton County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick Labat (D)	100.0	435,304
		Charles Rambo (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 435,304
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fulton County Sheriff

Incumbent Patrick Labat defeated Joyce Farmer, Kirt Beasley, and James Brown in the Democratic primary for Fulton County Sheriff on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick Labat	54.2	46,781
	Submit photo	Joyce Farmer	22.8	19,708
		Kirt Beasley	11.6	10,009
		James Brown	11.4	9,838

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 86,336
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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Charles Rambo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rambo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Fearless & Focused on Fulton, Charles Rambo is a retired Lieutenant Commander from the Fulton County Sheriff's Office with over 34-year's of unparalleled expertise and training in major county operations.

In 2009, his resilience became the call to action to end a federal consent decree over the embattled county jail, setting a benchmark for excellence. Thanks to the successful implementation of the Harvard Kennedy School's Innovations in Government award-winning Compstat program,

Rambo cemented his reputation as a force of justice who can inspire change. He was featured in the Law & Order magazine and invited as the keynote speaker on his Compstat accomplishments before the African Americans in Human Resources. He was also honored with the Pinnacle Leadership Award by the Fortitude Educational Foundation

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Operating under the guarantees of constitutional law and governance, Charles Rambo presents the Constitutional Sheriff Initiative (CSI) as a resolute solution to restore order in the chaos that grips Fulton County Government in the first 365 days of taking office.
• Inmates can expect five-star accommodations of internal order and discipline. High sanitation, access to legal services, and reintegration opportunities into society will be supported by:

  Addressing statutory repairs in the current jail facilities. Structuring para-military regimentation in inmate housing zones .

  Combat Inmate Violence and Contraband under existing law, and with a proposed legislation Gauging performance management of healthcare and mental health counseling contracts.

  Establishing checks and balances with the judicial branch to manage inmate populations effectively.

  Enforcing Georgia immigration laws while ensuring detainees' constitutional rights and equal justice.
• Expect Sheriff public policy expertise and proven influence among federal, state, and county legislators: Presenting accurate and timely information for branches of government to fund all constitutionally mandated functions. Launching the first Office of Sheriff Budget and Management to conduct forensic audit findings in addressing any identified shortcomings of budget appropriations

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Charles Rambo is passionate about providing law enforcement services that serves the electorate from the independent role of Sheriff.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

The one person that stands out is General Russell Honore because he exemplifies courage and competence in a crisis.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

You can align with Rambo's leadership style through the book Fearless Leadership by Dr. Loretta Malandro.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

The most important principle of an elected Sheriff is fluency in Georgi's and the United States Constitution.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

The core responsibilities of an elected Sheriff are enumerated within O.C.G.A. 15-16-10. When the Sheriff executes these functions, according to the rules of law, citizens will begin to restore confidence in the embattled agency.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The first historical event of my life was the Training Instructor during Air Force basic training walking behind me and assertively whispered in my ear, Airman Rambo, you're now the dorm Chief!"

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was being a news paper boy with three routes.

What is your favorite book? Why?

My favorite book is Fearless Leadership by Dr. Loretta Malandro because it emphasizes nothing in the organization changes until the leader first transforms themselves.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Currently, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office is in a state of crisis that is draining the county's general fund.

Charles Rambo's immediate plan is to implement an Office of Sheriff Budget & Management that will account for tax dollars through a performance based budget.

Through Compstat you can expect robust bi-weekly control meetings among division commanders demonstrate operations are strictly aligned with budget allocations, legal standards, and agency policy.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Fulton County, Georgia (2020)

General election

General election for Fulton County Sheriff

Patrick Labat won election in the general election for Fulton County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick Labat (D)	100.0	427,266

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 427,266
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Fulton County Sheriff

Patrick Labat defeated incumbent Theodore Jackson in the Democratic primary runoff for Fulton County Sheriff on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patrick Labat	55.5	49,354
		Theodore Jackson	44.5	39,592

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 88,946
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Fulton County Sheriff

Incumbent Theodore Jackson and Patrick Labat advanced to a runoff. They defeated Myron Freeman, Walter Calloway, and Charles Rambo in the Democratic primary for Fulton County Sheriff on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Theodore Jackson	44.1	74,150
✔		Patrick Labat	23.2	38,935
		Myron Freeman	17.6	29,649
	Submit photo	Walter Calloway	9.1	15,338
		Charles Rambo	6.0	10,002

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 168,074
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Charles Rambo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rambo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Fearless & Focused on Fulton, Charles Rambo is a retired Lieutenant Commander from the Fulton County Sheriff's Office with over 34-year's of unparalleled expertise and training in major county operations.

In 2009, his resilience became the call to action to end a federal consent decree over the embattled county jail, setting a benchmark for excellence. Thanks to the successful implementation of the Harvard Kennedy School's Innovations in Government award-winning Compstat program,

Rambo cemented his reputation as a force of justice who can inspire change. He was featured in the Law & Order magazine and invited as the keynote speaker on his Compstat accomplishments before the African Americans in Human Resources. He was also honored with the Pinnacle Leadership Award by the Fortitude Educational Foundation

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Operating under the guarantees of constitutional law and governance, Charles Rambo presents the Constitutional Sheriff Initiative (CSI) as a resolute solution to restore order in the chaos that grips Fulton County Government in the first 365 days of taking office.
• Inmates can expect five-star accommodations of internal order and discipline. High sanitation, access to legal services, and reintegration opportunities into society will be supported by:

  Addressing statutory repairs in the current jail facilities. Structuring para-military regimentation in inmate housing zones .

  Combat Inmate Violence and Contraband under existing law, and with a proposed legislation Gauging performance management of healthcare and mental health counseling contracts.

  Establishing checks and balances with the judicial branch to manage inmate populations effectively.

  Enforcing Georgia immigration laws while ensuring detainees' constitutional rights and equal justice.
• Expect Sheriff public policy expertise and proven influence among federal, state, and county legislators: Presenting accurate and timely information for branches of government to fund all constitutionally mandated functions. Launching the first Office of Sheriff Budget and Management to conduct forensic audit findings in addressing any identified shortcomings of budget appropriations

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Charles Rambo is passionate about providing law enforcement services that serves the electorate from the independent role of Sheriff.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

The one person that stands out is General Russell Honore because he exemplifies courage and competence in a crisis.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

You can align with Rambo's leadership style through the book Fearless Leadership by Dr. Loretta Malandro.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

The most important principle of an elected Sheriff is fluency in Georgi's and the United States Constitution.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

The core responsibilities of an elected Sheriff are enumerated within O.C.G.A. 15-16-10. When the Sheriff executes these functions, according to the rules of law, citizens will begin to restore confidence in the embattled agency.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The first historical event of my life was the Training Instructor during Air Force basic training walking behind me and assertively whispered in my ear, Airman Rambo, you're now the dorm Chief!"

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was being a news paper boy with three routes.

What is your favorite book? Why?

My favorite book is Fearless Leadership by Dr. Loretta Malandro because it emphasizes nothing in the organization changes until the leader first transforms themselves.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Currently, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office is in a state of crisis that is draining the county's general fund.

Charles Rambo's immediate plan is to implement an Office of Sheriff Budget & Management that will account for tax dollars through a performance based budget.

Through Compstat you can expect robust bi-weekly control meetings among division commanders demonstrate operations are strictly aligned with budget allocations, legal standards, and agency policy.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

2020

Charles Rambo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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