WTXL Candidates: Leon County Sheriff

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) – Across North Florida and South Georgia, more than a dozen sheriffs are up for re-election.

One of the anticipated sheriff races is in Leon County.

Democratic incumbent Larry Campbell is running for re-election, challenged on the November 6 ballot by Lisa Sprague, running with No Party Affiliation.

According to her biography, Sprague works in the private sector, and is President/CEO of Sprague Consultants and Investigations, a professional security consulting service. In her 30 years of working in law enforcement, Sprague has worked as the Deputy Chief of Police for Florida State University.

Campbell was first elected as Leon County Sheriff in 1996. According to his biography, he has more than 50 years law enforcement experience working in a number of different roles at LCSO, and worked at the Florida Bureau of Law Enforcement. Campbell was also once a Platoon Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.

Talking about the issues, both candidates sat down one-on-one with WTXL’s Greg Angel as part of the series, “Your Question, Your Candidate, Your Vote.”

Watch WTXL-ABC27 News at 5:30 and 6 to see extended interviews from the candidates. Watch the video in the video player to the left to see a preview of those interviews.

Watch WTXL-ABC27 News at 5,5:30,6,11 the two weeks before the election to see extended interviews with candidates running for office throughout North Florida and South Georgia.