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Virginia Sheriffs’ Association
The Voice of Virginia’s Sheriffs & Deputies

The below seniority list reflects up-to-date sheriff terms; however, the list below may or may not reflect the annual license plate order that is submitted to Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles each year after the election. Any newly elected sheriffs will be listed below after they take office in January of a given year.

LocalitySheriffDate
1City of MartinsvilleSheriff Steve M. Draper1/1/1994
2City of Buena VistaSheriff Randolph Hamilton, Jr.3/1/1996
3Lee CountySheriff Gary B. Parsons12/20/1996
4Shenandoah CountySheriff Timothy C. Carter1/1/2004
5Prince William CountySheriff Glendell Hill1/1/2004
6Madison CountySheriff Erik J. Weaver1/1/2004
7City of RadfordSheriff Mark R. Armentrout11/8/2004
8City of PetersburgSheriff Vanessa R. Crawford1/1/2006
9City of Newport NewsSheriff Gabe A. Morgan1/1/2006
10City of Colonial HeightsSheriff Todd B. Wilson1/1/2006
11Lunenburg CountySheriff Arthur Townsend, Jr.8/9/2006
12Westmoreland CountySheriff C. O. Balderson1/1/2008
13Rappahannock CountySheriff Connie S. Compton1/1/2008
14Cumberland CountySheriff Darrell L. Hodges1/1/2008
15Buckingham CountySheriff W. G. “Billy” Kidd, Jr.1/1/2008
16Giles CountySheriff W. Morgan Millirons1/1/2008
17Brunswick CountySheriff Brian K. Roberts1/1/2008
18Patrick CountySheriff Daniel M. Smith1/1/2008
19Pittsylvania CountySheriff Michael W. Taylor1/1/2008
20Grayson CountySheriff Richard A. Vaughan1/1/2008
21Amelia CountySheriff Ricky L. Walker1/1/2008
22City of CharlottesvilleSheriff James E. Brown, III1/1/2010
23City of DanvilleSheriff Michael S. “Mike” Mondul1/1/2010
24Hanover CountySheriff David R. Hines9/16/2010
25Northampton CountySheriff David L. Doughty, Jr.1/1/2011
26Dinwiddie CountySheriff D. T. “Duck” Adams1/1/2012
27Middlesex CountySheriff David P. Bushey1/1/2012
28Loudoun CountySheriff Michael L. Chapman1/1/2012
29Halifax CountySheriff Fred S. Clark1/1/2012
30Spotsylvania CountySheriff Roger L. Harris1/1/2012
31Mecklenburg CountySheriff R. W. “Bobby” Hawkins, Jr.1/1/2012
32Tazewell CountySheriff Brian L. Hieatt1/1/2012
33Rockingham CountySheriff Bryan F. Hutcheson1/1/2012
34Franklin CountySheriff W. Q. “Bill” Overton, Jr.1/1/2012
35Bath CountySheriff Robert W. Plecker1/1/2012
36Greene CountySheriff Steven S. Smith1/1/2012
37Gloucester CountySheriff Darrell W. Warren, Jr.2/4/2012
38City of ChesapeakeSheriff Jim O’Sullivan10/1/2012
39Fairfax CountySheriff Stacey A. Kincaid11/26/2013
40Chesterfield CountySheriff Karl S. Leonard2/1/2014
41Fluvanna CountySheriff Eric Hess5/1/2014
42Greensville CountySheriff William T. “Tim” Jarratt, Jr.6/1/2015
43Richmond CountySheriff Stephen B. Smith6/1/2015
44Craig CountySheriff L. Trevor N. Craddock1/1/2016
45Floyd CountySheriff Brian J. Craig1/1/2016
46Page CountySheriff Chadwick W. Cubbage1/1/2016
47Stafford CountySheriff David P. “DP” Decatur, Jr.1/1/2016
48Lancaster CountySheriff Patrick McCranie1/1/2016
49Frederick CountySheriff L. W. “Lenny” Millholland1/1/2016
50Powhatan CountySheriff Brad W. Nunnally1/1/2016
51Roanoke CountySheriff J. Eric Orange1/1/2016
52Montgomery CountyC. H. “Hank” Partin1/1/2016
53Smyth CountySheriff B. C. “Chip” Shuler1/1/2016
54Augusta CountySheriff Donald L. Smith1/1/2016
55Surry CountySheriff Carlos L. Turner1/1/2016
56City of SuffolkSheriff E.C. Harris1/1/2017
57City of NorfolkSheriff Joe Baron2/1/2017
58City of LynchburgSheriff Donald T. Sloan4/1/2017
59Sussex CountySheriff Ernest L. Giles, Sr.6/3/2017
60Pulaski CountySheriff Michael W. Worrell7/1/2017
61City of RichmondSheriff Antionette V. Irving1/1/2018
62City of PortsmouthSheriff Michael A. Moore1/1/2018
63City of EmporiaSheriff D. Keith Prince, Jr.1/1/2018
64City of SalemSheriff April M. Staton1/1/2018
65Isle of Wight CountySheriff James R. Clarke3/1/2018
66Essex CountySheriff W. A. “Arnie” Holmes7/1/2018
67Bland CountySheriff Jason R. Ramsey7/1/2019
68Washington CountySheriff R. Blake Andis1/1/2020
69Northumberland CountySheriff Johnny A. Beauchamp1/1/2020
70Albemarle CountySheriff Chan R. Bryant1/1/2020
71Campbell CountySheriff Whit W. Clark, III1/1/2020
72Goochland CountySheriff Steven N. Creasey1/1/2020
73Scott CountySheriff Jeff B. Edds1/1/2020
74Prince Edward CountySheriff L. A. “Tony” Epps1/1/2020
75Dickenson CountySheriff Jeremy D. Fleming1/1/2020
76Rockbridge CountySheriff G. Steve Funkhouser1/1/2020
77King George CountySheriff Chris A. Giles1/1/2020
78Henrico CountySheriff Alisa A. Gregory1/1/2020
79Williamsburg-James City CountySheriff David J. Hardin1/1/2020
80Nottoway CountySheriff Robert L. Jones1/1/2020
81Carroll CountySheriff Kevin A. Kemp1/1/2020
82Wise CountySheriff E. Grant Kilgore1/1/2020
83Louisa CountySheriff Donald A. “Donnie” Lowe1/1/2020
83Bedford CountySheriff Mike W. Miller1/1/2020
85Botetourt CountySheriff Matthew T. Ward1/1/2020
86Accomack CountySheriff W. Todd Wessells1/1/2020
87Southampton CountySheriff Josh A. Wyche, Sr.1/1/2020
88City of Falls ChurchSheriff Metin “Matt” Cay8/15/2020
89City of HamptonSheriff Karen E. Bowden12/28/2020
90Wythe CountySheriff Charles W. Foster8/1/2021
91AlexandriaSheriff Sean Casey1/1/2022
92BristolSheriff R. Tyrone Foster1/1/2022
93StauntonSheriff Christopher M. Hartless1/1/2022
94RoanokeSheriff Antonio D. Hash1/1/2022
95WaynesboroSheriff Christopher Johnson, Jr.1/1/2022
96NortonSheriff Jason F. McConnell1/1/2022
97HopewellSheriff Travis L. Stanley1/1/2022
98Prince George CountySheriff R. W. “Buck” Vargo1/1/2022
99Fauquier CountySheriff Jeremy A. Falls1/18/2022
100WinchesterSheriff William Sales9/3/2022
101FredericksburgSheriff Scott Foster10/2/2022
102King and Queen CountySheriff William R. “Rob” Balderson1/1/2023
103York County-PoquosonSheriff Ronald G. Montgomery1/1/2023
104Caroline CountySheriff C. Scott Moser1/1/2023
105Arlington CountySheriff Jose Quiroz1/7/2023
106Henry CountySheriff Donald W. “Wayne” Davis, Jr.7/1/2023
107Russell CountySheriff William “Bill” J. Watson7/1/2023
108City of Virginia BeachSheriff Rocky Holcomb9/29/23
109Amherst CountySheriff L. J. “Jimmy” Ayers, III01/01/2024
110New Kent CountySheriff Lee S. Bailey01/01/2024
111Buchanan CountySheriff Allen W. Boyd01/01/2024
112Culpeper CountySheriff Timothy W. Chilton01/01/2024
113Warren CountySheriff Crystal M. Cline01/01/2024
114Charles City CountySheriff Jayson T. Crawley01/01/2024
115Mathews CountySheriff April L. Edwards01/01/2024
116Nelson CountySheriff Mark E. Embrey01/01/2024
117Charlotte CountySheriff James R. Grissom01/01/2024
118Highland CountySheriff Robert W. “Bob” Kelly01/01/2024
119King William CountySheriff T. D. “Don” Lumpkin, Jr.01/01/2024
120Alleghany County-CovingtonSheriff Kyle M. Moore01/01/2024
121Appomattox CountySheriff Robert N. Richardson01/01/2024
122Orange CountySheriff Jason C. Smith01/01/2024
123Clarke CountySheriff Travis M. Sumption01/01/2024

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