Brett Jones Wins Alabama Sheriff Race, Becoming State's First Openly Gay Sheriff
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Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 6
Brett Jones Wins Alabama Sheriff Race, Becoming State's First Openly Gay Sheriff
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Nov 6
Summary
Madison County voters elected Democrat Brett Jones, making him Alabama’s first openly gay sheriff after he defeated a two-term Republican incumbent.
Jones, a University of Alabama at Huntsville police officer and former Navy SEAL, campaigned on transparency, jail reform and ending the county’s contract with Flock license-plate readers.
The 2014 author of “Pride: The Story of the First Openly Gay Navy SEAL” said his sexuality would not shape his law-enforcement approach, pledging instead to reform the jail and protect constitutional rights.
Alabama voters also elected Allison Montgomery as the state’s first openly transgender legislator, adding to a broader wave of down-ballot breakthroughs in the election.