Janaia Hyland for Campbell County Sheriff

Janaia, when elected as our next Sheriff what is your top priority?

Making sure people feel safe and secure at their place of business, school, home and in public. Our children have the right to feel comfortable and protected in school, without the bad influence of drugs, gangs and violence.  Our businesses will only prosper if they are in a crime free environment.

Janaia Hyland for Campbell County Sheriff

Janaia, how do you feel about gun control?

I am a strong supporter of the United States Constitution and the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms.  If there were to come a time where the Federal Government were to confiscate law abiding citizen’s guns, ammunition or other weapons, I would not send my deputies to assist or support the taking away of citizens weapons.

If we have another pandemic like Covid-19 what would be your stance as Sheriff?

First, I would look at the survivability rate of the people who contracted the virus. If for example, the survivability rate was 99% like Covid-19 was (99 out of 100 people survived) I would not force people to stay at home. I would not force businesses to shut down, which destroys our local and state economies. The citizens in our community are smart enough to decide for themselves and their families if they need to stay at home or wear a mask, based on their own individual medical needs. I would never send my deputies into a church or religious gathering to arrest a pastor, priest, religious leader or any worshiper for exercising their right to pray to God.

Janaia Hyland for Sheriff

Janaia, what do you think about people contacting you in person if you were elected?

I would have an “open door” policy, where anyone could come into my office, close the door and talk about issues or make suggestions on how to better run our sheriff’s office.

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Janaia, is there anything you would like to add before we finish?

Yes, I think our county needs new ideas and I am eager to keep us moving together in the right direction. I believe that I have fresh new concepts that will help the sheriff’s office head in a direction our community will be proud of. Many communities in the United States have been plagued by violence, riots, and hate. We need to be careful to not fall into that trap. We need to look at the way we police our community and make sure law enforcement is headed in the correct direction. Communication is an integral part of any process, people should know whenever they have a problem they can call us at the sheriff’s office to help and then call me if necessary – even if it is something simple like kids causing problems in a neighborhood, or a problem house nearby. That is what being a sheriff is about, helping the community solve problems, not second guessing the people we represent.