Strickland plans to kick off his campaign Tuesday night at the Georgia Mountains Center. Incumbent Steve Cronic, in the last two years of his third four-year term, does not plan to seek re-election.
Strickland plans to to make his formal announcement at a reception at the Georgia Mountains Center Tuesday night.
Strickland is a 28-year veteran of the Hall County Sheriff's Office, who currently serves as the Chief Deputy and is second in command of the department. He began his career in 1983 as a jailer at the Hall County Jail.
Strickland plans to remain at the sheriff's office until closer to the election in 2012 when he says he will take a leave of absence to devote his full attention to the campaign. Candidates begin qualifying for next year's elections in late April.
Col. Jeff Strickland
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