James A.M. Herring is from Washington D.C. He went to Yorktown High school. He has a Bachelor's Degree in History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He lives in Arlington Heights with his wife.

James A.M. Herring is a Police Officer for Arlington Police. He previously served on the Virginia National Guard. He is also an assistant coach for the W-L high school rowing team.

James A.M. Herring's campaign for Arlington County Sheriff is his first entry into politics.

Wants to hire more people to work at the sheriff's office.

Supports using electric vehicles for police work.

Wants to hire psychiatrists and in-house mental health workers.

Supports transparency, promises to answer all the questions he can legally answer

- Wants to hire more people to work at the sheriff's office. 
- Supports using electric vehicles for police work. 
- Wants to hire psychiatrists and in-house mental health workers. 
- Supports transparency, promises to answer all the questions he can legally answer

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Support rehabilitating people in the county jail.

Wants more services to prevent people being released from jail into homelessness.

- Support rehabilitating people in the county jail. 
- Wants more services to prevent people being released from jail into homelessness.

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Jose is from Arlington. He attended Bishop O'Connell High School. He lives with his wife and two children in Arlington.

Jose used to be the deputy sheriff for Arlington County. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Jose R. Quiroz Jr. is currently sheriff for Arlington County. He was appointed in January 2023 after the previous sheriff retired, and he has been in office for less than a year.

Supports youth mentorship and education programs

- Supports youth mentorship and education programs

Wants more mental healthcare and in-house medical staff for people in county jail.

Supports getting rid of fees for family and friends to visit people in county jail.

- Wants more mental healthcare and in-house medical staff for people in county jail.
- Supports getting rid of fees for family and friends to visit people in county jail.

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Jose R. Quiroz Jr.

Wanda is from Arlington. She lives with her husband and has two children.

Wanda is the deputy sheriff for Arlington County. She used to be the director of pretrial services, and she used to lead the training office.

Wanda R. Younger's campaign for sheriff is her first entry into politics.

Supports "community policing," where police officers patrol the same area over time to develop a relationship with community members.

Wants to audit current courthouse entrance and exit protocols.

- Supports "community policing," where police officers patrol the same area over time to develop a relationship with community members. 
- Wants to hire more people to work at the sheriff's office. 
- Wants to audit current courthouse entrance and exit protocols.

Wants to implement "trauma-informed jail management practices" for people in jail.

Supports rehabilitating people who are in jail.

Wants to focus on mental health in the county jail.

- Wants to implement "trauma-informed jail management practices" for people in jail. 
- Supports rehabilitating people who are in jail. 
- Wants to focus on mental health in the county jail.

Wanda R. Younger

- Virginia sheriffs oversee local jails, provide courthouse security, serve legal documents, and transport inmates.  
- Sheriffs are elected to four-year terms in odd-numbered years with no term limits. Elections are partisan. 

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