North Carolina

2026 North Carolina General Election

Lowell Griffin

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- The sheriff is responsible for enforcing the law, managing security in jails and courtrooms. They also oversee daily conditions of the jail and inmates in custody and serve legal documents such as warrants and eviction notices. Their ultimate responsibility is to protect the community. 

Responsible for enforcing the law and overseeing jails. 

Henderson

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Jail Management

Criminal Justice

Sheriff

Buket Urgen

Lowell is from Henderson County, North Carolina. He lives with his wife in the Fruitland community.

Sheriff Griffin | Office of the Sheriff - Henderson County

Sheriff announces campaign for a third term - Hendersonville ...

Lowell is the Sheriff of Henderson County. He works at the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, where he has been Sheriff since December 2018. He previously worked at the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office as a detention officer (starting in 1992), then in the civil process and patrol divisions, as a SWAT member and bomb technician, and later as Captain of Criminal Investigations; he also led the narcotics division and interdiction programs at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in 2014 and served as a law enforcement instructor at Blue Ridge Community College.

Lowell Griffin is currently the Henderson County Sheriff. He was first elected in 2018 and is in his second term.

Henderson County Sheriff Lowell Griffin announces intent to run for ...

Henderson County Sheriff Lowell Griffin Grapples With ICE ...

Supports participation in the 287(g) program, which allows local law enforcement to collaborate with federal officials to enforce immigration laws.

As of January 5, 2026, Lowell Griffin’s website did not contain information on this issue.