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Frank Milstead was born and raised in Phoenix and currently resides there with his two children. He has received multiple awards, including the Medal of Valor and Medal of Life Saving from the Phoenix Police Department. He has also been recognized with the Torch of Liberty award from the Anti-Defamation League and the Medal of Heroism from the Rotary 100 Club.

Frank has a 35-year career in law enforcement. He is the former Colonel of the Arizona Department of Public Safety and Chief Executive Officer of BIGLeadership.

Frank Milstead's campaign for Sheriff in Maricopa County is his first run for public office.

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Believes in prioritizing community safety by reducing violence and harm. Plans to combat the fentanyl and methamphetamine drug epidemic and address gang-related crimes.

Plans to combat the fentanyl and methamphetamine drug epidemic and address gang-related crimes.

Supports improving school security through resource officer programs and training school personnel on threat response, and combating organized retail theft by partnering with local businesses and law enforcement.

Believes addressing community safety challenges is crucial, citing issues like migrant crime, fentanyl, and human trafficking. As a law enforcement leader, founded the Arizona Border Strikeforce to combat these threats.

Believes in updating policies for best practices, establishing a citizen review board, and ensuring ongoing policy training.

Supports expanding resource officer programs, enhancing threat response training, and developing tailored school safety plans.

Supports fostering accountability and community engagement through leadership training, policy review task forces, and transparent complaint processes.

Believes in building trust, ensuring accountability, and enhancing safety in Maricopa County. Plans to create a more efficient and responsive Sheriff's office to meet community needs.

Believes in strengthening border security through partnerships and joint task forces to tackle cross-border issues. Supports comprehensive public safety measures, including enhancing police cooperation and addressing criminal justice, drugs, crime, and gun-related concerns.

Plans to address the safety of voting sites by enhancing security measures and increasing voter education.

- Supports improving school security through resource officer programs and training school personnel on threat response, and combating organized retail theft by partnering with local businesses and law enforcement.
- Believes addressing community safety challenges is crucial, citing issues like migrant crime, fentanyl, and human trafficking. As a law enforcement leader, founded the Arizona Border Strikeforce to combat these threats.
- Supports fostering accountability and community engagement through leadership training, policy review task forces, and transparent complaint processes.
- Plans to address the safety of voting sites by enhancing security measures and increasing voter education.
- Wants to address youth crime.

Public Safety

Believes a comprehensive curriculum should prioritize de-escalation, crisis intervention, and cultural awareness, and include partnerships with educational institutions for internships and career paths in law enforcement.

Wants to address wasted resources and reduced effectiveness in addressing problems by increasing support and funding for police forces.

Wants to diversify recruitment for the police force.

Said, “I have never run a jail, and I think the jail is kind of an interesting piece of the equation because if you think about the jail as its own entity, it is actually an incredible piece of information for the entire country."

- Believes a comprehensive curriculum should prioritize de-escalation, crisis intervention, and cultural awareness, and include partnerships with educational institutions for internships and career paths in law enforcement.
- Wants to address wasted resources and reduced effectiveness in addressing problems by increasing support and funding for police forces.
- Wants to diversify recruitment for the police force.
- Said, “I have never run a jail, and I think the jail is kind of an interesting piece of the equation because if you think about the jail as its own entity, it is actually an incredible piece of information for the entire country."

Jail Management

Supports prioritizing the safety and mental health of officers by implementing wellness programs and family assistance initiatives to build a resilient law enforcement community.

Believes he can bridge the gap between the Phoenix Police Department and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.

- Supports prioritizing the safety and mental health of officers by implementing wellness programs and family assistance initiatives to build a resilient law enforcement community.
- Believes he can bridge the gap between the Phoenix Police Department and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.

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Endorsed by the Arizona State Troopers Association and the Mesa Police Association.

Endorsed by public safety individuals such as Barry Wong, Barry Goldwater Jr., and former U.S. Marshal David Gonzales.

Endorsed by politicians such as the former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Councilman Sal DiCiccio.

- Endorsed by the Arizona State Troopers Association and the Mesa Police Association.
- Endorsed by public safety individuals such as Barry Wong, Barry Goldwater Jr., and former U.S. Marshal David Gonzales.
- Endorsed by politicians such as the former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Councilman Sal DiCiccio.

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Frank Milstead 

Frank Milstead was born and raised in Phoenix, Maricopa County. He grew up in a family with a history of community service, with his father having served in the Phoenix Police Department and leading the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Frank has two children and has experienced life in Phoenix alongside them. Details about where he attended school, what church he attends, or further specifics about his family are not provided.

Frank Milstead has a 35-year career in law enforcement, during which he has received multiple awards, including the Medal of Valor and Medal of Life Saving from the Phoenix Police Department. He has also been recognized with the Torch of Liberty award from the Anti-Defamation League and the Medal of Heroism from the Rotary 100 Club. His family has a history of serving in law enforcement, with his father having led the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

As of July 1, 2024, Frank Milstead ’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- The county sheriff is the primary law enforcement officer in the county and has the power to enforce the law in all unincorporated areas of the county. 
- The sheriff's duties include overseeing the county jail and the care of prisoners, serving warrants and court orders, collecting delinquent taxes, and conducting search and rescue operations.
- The sheriff is elected in a countywide partisan election for a four-year term.

The chief law enforcement officer in the county.