Jeff Deringer

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Jeff is the chief deputy at the Dare County Sheriff's Office.

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Jeff Deringer is currently the chief deputy of the Dare County Sheriff's Office. 

Jeff is the chief deputy for the Dare County Sheriff's Office.

Jeff Deringer is currently the chief deputy of the Dare County Sheriff's Office.

Jeff Deringer's campaign for Dare County Sheriff is his first time running for public office.

Jeff is the Chief Deputy at the Dare County Sheriff's Office. He works at the Dare County Sheriff's Office.

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Jimmy Pierce

Jimmy Pierce is from Windsor, North Carolina. He completed Basic Law Enforcement Training at Pitt Community College. He is a husband, father, and grandfather.

Jimmy is a senior police officer with the Nags Head Police Department. He previously served as a special agent with the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division. Before that, he worked as a patrol deputy and criminal investigator with the Hertford County Sheriff's Office. He began his law enforcement career with the Aulander Police Department. 

Jimmy is currently a senior police officer with the Nags Head Police Department. He previously served as a special agent with the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division and as a deputy with the Dare County Sheriff's Office. He has over 40 years of law enforcement experience.

Jimmy Pierce is from Windsor, North Carolina. He attended Pitt Community College. He has an advanced certificate in law enforcement from the North Carolina Criminal Justice Training and Education Standards Division. He lives in Dare County with his wife, his children, and his grandchildren. He is a lifelong Christian.

Jimmy is a Senior Police Officer. He works at the Nags Head Police Department, where he has been since 2014. He previously worked as a Special Agent with the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division for 21 years, as a patrol deputy at the Dare County and Hertford County Sheriff’s Offices, as a police officer with the Aulander Police Department, and as an emergency medical technician with the Bertie County Rescue Squad.

Jimmy is from Windsor, Bertie County, North Carolina. He attended Pitt Community College. He has a Basic Law Enforcement Training certificate from Pitt Community College and an advanced law enforcement certificate from the North Carolina Criminal Justice Training and Education Standards Division. He lives with his wife and family in Dare County. He attends a local church.

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Jimmy is a senior police officer with the Nags Head Police Department. He previously served as a special agent with the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division for 30 years. He also worked as a patrol deputy, narcotics and criminal investigator, and field training officer with the Dare County Sheriff's Office. Earlier in his career, he served as a patrol deputy with the Aulander Police Department and as a certified emergency medical technician with the Bertie County Rescue Squad. 

Jimmy is currently a senior police officer with the Nags Head Police Department. He previously served as a special agent with the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division and as a patrol deputy with the Dare County Sheriff's Office. He has over 40 years of law enforcement experience.

Jimmy is a senior police officer. He works at the Nags Head Police Department, where he has been since 2014. He previously worked as a special agent with the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement Division from 1993 to 2014, as a patrol deputy with the Dare County Sheriff’s Office from 1988 to 1993, as a patrol deputy with the Hertford County Sheriff’s Office in 1987 and 1988, and as a police officer with the Aulander Police Department beginning in 1985.

Jimmy Pierce's campaign for Dare County sheriff is his first entry into politics.

Rodney Rawls

Rodney Rawls is from Dare County, North Carolina. He graduated from Manteo High School. He also graduated from the West Point Leadership Program at Methodist University.

Rodney is a master patrol sergeant at the Kill Devil Hills Police Department. He joined the department as an officer in 2004. He also worked as an emergency medical technician (EMT) with Dare County EMS from 2013 to 2025. Rodney previously served as a junior firefighter for Kill Devil Hills Fire Department, starting at age 13. 

Rodney is currently a master patrol sergeant with the Kill Devil Hills Police Department.

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Rodney is a Master Patrol Sergeant. He works at the Kill Devil Hills Police Department, where he has been since 2004. He previously worked at Dare County EMS from 2013 to 2025.

Rodney is a Master Patrol Sergeant. He works at the Kill Devil Hills Police Department, where he has been since 2004. He previously worked as an emergency medical technician for Dare County EMS from 2013 to 2025.

Rodney Rawls’s campaign for Dare County Sheriff is his first entry into politics.

Rodney is from Dare County, North Carolina. He attended Manteo High School. He completed the West Point Leadership Program at Methodist University in 2017. He lives with his daughter.

Rodney is a Master Patrol Sergeant. He works at the Kill Devil Hills Police Department, where he has been since 2004.

Rodney Rawls's campaign for Dare County Sheriff is his first entry into politics.

Rodney is a master patrol sergeant with the Kill Devil Hills Police Department. He joined the department as an officer in 2004. He also serves as a volunteer firefighter and Dare County EMT. From 2013 to 2025, he worked for Dare County EMS. 

Rodney previously ran for Dare County sheriff in 2026 but did not win.

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Teddy Daniels

Teddy is a retired U.S. Army servicemember. He served in the U.S. Army, deploying to the most hostile regions of Afghanistan and earning a Purple Heart.

Teddy is a retired U.S. Army soldier. He served in the U.S. Army, where he was deployed to the most hostile regions of Afghanistan.

Teddy Daniels previously ran for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor in 2022 and did not win.

Teddy is a retired U.S. Army soldier. He served in the Army, where he was deployed to the most hostile regions of Afghanistan and received a Purple Heart. He previously ran in the 2022 Republican primary for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor.

Teddy Daniels previously ran for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor in the 2022 Republican primary and did not win.

Teddy Daniels is a retired Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient. He currently lives on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Teddy is a retired Army veteran and a Purple Heart recipient. 

Teddy previously ran for Pennsylvania lieutenant governor in 2022 but did not win. 