Kevin Hammond
Kevin Hammond (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for Cleveland County Sheriff in Oklahoma. He lost in the special general election on November 6, 2018.
Hammond completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Kevin Hammond earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2005 and a master's degree in business and organizational security management from Webster University in 2007. His career experience includes working in loss prevention management, law enforcement management, and security management. Hammond's organizational affiliations include the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, ASIS International, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Association of School Resource Officers, and the University of Central Oklahoma Criminal Justice Club.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
Special general election for Cleveland County Sheriff
Incumbent Todd Gibson defeated Kevin Hammond in the special general election for Cleveland County Sheriff on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Todd Gibson (R) | 58.6 | 52,994 | |
 | Kevin Hammond (D)  | 41.4 | 37,416 | |
| Total votes: 90,410 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Cleveland County Sheriff
Incumbent Todd Gibson defeated Leon Sugg and Lynn Statton in the special primary for Cleveland County Sheriff on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Todd Gibson (R) | 65.5 | 20,446 | |
| Leon Sugg (R) | 21.3 | 6,640 | ||
| Lynn Statton (R) | 13.2 | 4,123 | ||
| Total votes: 31,209 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kevin Hammond completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hammond's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Community Relations Programs that rely on feedback from the community, positive contacts with community members, transparency, and ensuring access to Sheriff's Office services for all people, in all areas of the county, are the foundation for progressive policing. Training Effective training requirements and supporting policies in areas such as fair and impartial policing, de-escalation techniques, responding to people experiencing a mental health crisis or intellectual disability, and rendering first aid after a use of force are a necessity in modern policing. Reform Fact-based methods and collaborative reviews have laid the groundwork for positive criminal justice reforms. Reforms focusing on the rights of citizens, including restricting civil asset forfeiture, use of force reform, divesting from police militarization, and analyzing our data, are needed to move our county forward.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
Divesting from Police Militarization Taxpayer funds should be used toward equipment and programs that are supported by the people of the county and are required due to a demonstrated need. Preliminary studies show that police demilitarization may make communities safer by increasing community trust, and lessening the military mindset in agencies. Demilitarization also frees up funds for training and community projects. Restricting Civil Asset Forfeiture Oklahoma laws on civil asset forfeiture offer some of the least protections for citizens in the nation. Agency policy can raise the bar on the use of civil asset forfeiture, which will hold the Sheriff's Office to a higher standard than state law requires.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on July 8, 2018
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