AJC/ACC Voter Guide - Local & Legislative Questionnaire

David graduated from Lovejoy High School and attended Kennesaw State University. He is married and has a daughter. He resides in Kennesaw. 

David currently serves on the SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team for the Cobb County Police Department. He has over 15 years of law enforcement experience and has served with the Army Reserves for 17 years.

This is David Cavender's first entry into politics.

Marietta Daily Journal, AROUND TOWN: Cobb Sheriff's Race Heats Up

Plans to reallocate resources in order to reduce overtime costs by disbanding the mounted unit (horses) and the sheriff's personal executive protection staff.

Believes there needs to be more transparency at the District Attorney's office.

- Plans to reallocate resources in order to reduce overtime costs by disbanding the mounted unit (horses) and the sheriff's personal executive protection staff.
- Believes there needs to be more transparency at the District Attorney's office.

Public Safety

Advocates for removing people with severe mental health issues from jail and getting them appropriate help in order to reduce jail deaths and medical emergencies.

Wants to address staffing shortage issues to improve safety for deputies and inmates.

- Advocates for removing people with severe mental health issues from jail and getting them appropriate help in order to reduce jail deaths and medical emergencies.
- Wants to address staffing shortage issues to improve safety for deputies and inmates.

Jail Management

Plans to collaborate with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain and report undocumented immigrants.

Proposes enforcing penalties such as lifetime voting bans, fines, and "political bans" for voter fraud violations.

- Plans to collaborate with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain and report undocumented immigrants.
- Proposes enforcing penalties such as lifetime voting bans, fines, and "political bans" for voter fraud violations.

Criminal Justice

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David Cavender

David graduated from Lovejoy High School. He is married and has a daughter. He resides in Kennesaw. 

David graduated from Lovejoy High School. He resides in Kennesaw.

David currently serves on the SWAT team for the Cobb County Police Department. He has over 15 years of law enforcement experience and has served with the Army Reserves for 17 years.

AROUND TOWN: Cobb Sheriff's Race Heats Up

Said, "I will work to build relationships with community leaders across the county and across political lines to ensure we have a shared understanding of how we want to move forward as a community. Part of this will include uncomfortable conversations, which often times lead to real understanding and positive change."

Opposes excessive spending, citing the current Sheriff's use of an executive protection detail and a horse unit as examples.

Said, "But there’s a lot of cases that get pled down that the citizens of Cobb just don’t know what goes on and that’s unfortunate."

Opposes election fraud and proposes enforcing penalties such as lifetime voting bans, fines and political bans.

- Said, "I will work to build relationships with community leaders across the county and across political lines to ensure we have a shared understanding of how we want to move forward as a community. Part of this will include uncomfortable conversations, which often times lead to real understanding and positive change."
- Opposes excessive spending, citing the current Sheriff's use of an executive protection detail and a horse unit as examples.
- Said, "But there’s a lot of cases that get pled down that the citizens of Cobb just don’t know what goes on and that’s unfortunate."
- Opposes election fraud and proposes enforcing penalties such as lifetime voting bans, fines and political bans.

Advocates removing people with severe mental health issues from jail and getting them appropriate help in order to reduce jail deaths and medical emergencies.

Wants to address staffing shortage issues to ensure a higher level of safety for deputies and inmates.

Plans to reallocate resources in order to reduce overtime costs.

- Advocates removing people with severe mental health issues from jail and getting them appropriate help in order to reduce jail deaths and medical emergencies.
- Wants to address staffing shortage issues to ensure a higher level of safety for deputies and inmates.
- Plans to reallocate resources in order to reduce overtime costs.

Plans to collaborate with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to combat undocumented immigration.

Wants to combat gang violence to strengthen community safety and unity.

- Plans to collaborate with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to combat undocumented immigration.
- Wants to combat gang violence to strengthen community safety and unity.

The County Sheriff is an elected official who acts as the chief law enforcement officer in their county. They are tasked with operating the county jails, keeping courtrooms secure during trials, and keeping the public safe through proper law enforcement. Each Sheriff's Office in Georgia may look a little different in how they hire and run their teams, but all County Sheriffs have the same duties. These duties include the following:

- Operating the county jail
- Providing court security
- Serving civil papers
- Executing arrest warrants
- Providing primary law enforcement within unincorporated areas of the county
- Working with city law enforcement officers to keep municipalities safe

The County Sheriff and their office are unique to other law enforcement agencies in that it has to answer to the people it serves. Historically, a turnover in the Sheriff’s office will likely result in noticeable change within the office, so voting for this office is a very effective way to vote approval or disapproval for how county law enforcement is conducted.

The chief law enforcement officer in the county