October 18, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County Sheriff Patrick Ray has announced his intention to seek re-election in 2022.
He will be a candidate for the Republican nomination either by the DeKalb County GOP party caucus or primary. The party’s Republican nominee will run in the DeKalb County General Election in August, 2022. Sheriff Ray was first elected in 2006.
“It has been a great honor and privilege to have the opportunity to serve as your Sheriff of DeKalb County,” said Sheriff Ray in a prepared announcement. “I am announcing my candidacy in the upcoming 2022 election for the office of Sheriff. My continued promise to you is to have a Sheriff’s Department you can be proud of”.
“I have 32 years of proven law enforcement experience and management. I currently serve on the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association Legislative Committee, Agricultural Crimes Committee,and I am also the Vice Chairman for the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association victim notification program called SAVIN. I am also a board member on the 13th Judicial Drug Task Force”.
“My wife, Dessa, and I have been married for 25 years and we have one son P.J. We attend New Union The Baptist Church where I have been a member for 39 years,” he said
“We love our county and I sincerely ask for your continued trust, support, and prayers as I lead our Sheriff’s Department. I also humbly ask for your support and vote in the upcoming election,” said Sheriff Ray.