Pasco County Sheriff

Chris Nocco is the Pasco County Sheriff, a post he has held since Governor Rick Scott appointed him in 2011, and he earlier worked in school, county and sheriff's law enforcement and on the staff of the Florida House¹. He is the Republican nominee in the November 3, 2026 special election for Florida Senate District 21 against Democrat Jordan Hensley; he has not served in the Legislature, so his positions below come from his actions as sheriff¹².

Where they stand 1 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • As sheriff he operates the Pasco Sheriff's Office under a 287(g) jail enforcement agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which lets trained jail staff identify and process removable people who have been arrested and booked into the jail. (2020-06) source
  • Reported by ABC Action News when the agreement was first announced, he said deputies are involved only after an arrest on another charge, only inside the jail, and are not looking proactively for people here illegally. (2017-10-16) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Energy and climate, School choice, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.