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Sheriff David Warren was first elected in 2008 and first
took office on January 1, 2009. Warren began his full-time
law enforcement career with the Plainview Police Department
in Plainview, TX in the 1970's. Warren has over 43 years
as a dedicated Texas Peace Officer with nearly 28 years
of that total service in the Nolan County Sheriff's Office.
Early in his career, Warren held ranking positions in
municipal police agencies, such as Patrol Division Captain
in Plainview and Lieutenant with the Sweetwater Police
Department. With Nolan County, Warren has served as a
Patrol Deputy, Jail Administrator, Chief Deputy for many
years and is now serving his fourth term as the elected
Sheriff. While in Plainview, Warren attended Wayland Baptist
University in the criminal justice program.
Warren has attained the highest level of certification,
in two different areas of licensing, with the Texas Commission
on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). Sheriff Warren holds a Master
Certification as a Peace Officer and a Master Certification
as a County Jailer. Additionally, Warren is a licensed
TCOLE instructor and has been a certified law enforcement
firearms instructor for over four decades. Warren regularly
teaches at the West Central Texas Law Enforcement Academy
and has been invited to do so for over 25 years.
Warren and his wife Kara moved to Sweetwater and Nolan
County in 1985 and have made it their home for over 38
years. Kara works for the Sweetwater Independent School
District and together they have two grown daughters that
were both raised in Sweetwater.
Sheriff Warren is active in many areas of the local community.
He is an active member of the Sweetwater Lion's Club,
Sweetwater Rifle & Pistol Club, Chamber of Commerce
and is president of the board of directors of Sweetwater
Regional Federal Credit Union. He also serves as president
of the board of directors for Gateway Family Services.
Warren and his wife are members of Broadway Baptist Church
in Sweetwater where Warren has served as a church trustee
for many years.
At the state and regional level, Warren is a lifetime
member of the Sheriff's Association of Texas and remains
active in the Texas Chief Deputies Association where he
is a lifetime member of it as well. Sheriff Warren served
two terms as a director for the Sheriff's Association
of Texas, is a past president of the Texas Chief Deputies
Association and is also a past recipient of the Melvin
Drum Award, the highest honor bestowed on a Texas Chief
Deputy.
Sheriff Warren oversees the largest office in Nolan County
government with 43 employees and an annual budget of over
4 million dollars. Warren is a good steward of the funds
provided by the taxpayers to run his office. The Sheriff's
Office is always the largest portion of any county's budget
and Warren has worked hard to manage those funds appropriately
and stay within budget. Sheriff Warren has consistently
come in under budget each year since he took office.
"I want to see the Nolan County Sheriff's Office
continue to be the very best that it can possibly be.
I consider it an absolute honor and privilege be your
elected Sheriff. I am truly blessed with a very competent,
honest, and experienced staff and together we look forward
to continuing to serve the great citizens of Nolan County
for years to come." |
