HENDRY COUNTY
LaBelle
Ronald Edwin Lee, Sr. (R)

Born Clewiston, FL, April 28, 1942 Education Clewiston High School; AA degree and Police Science Certificate, Edison Junior College; BS degree, criminology, Florida State University; elementary education, University of South Florida; real estate salesperson license, Florida Real Estate Academy; numerous law enforcement seminars and classes Spouse Cathy Children Two Church Methodist Military US Army, 1964-1966; retired Master Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, Air/Naval Gun Fire, Liaison Company, Airborne Unit 1979-1997 Career Clewiston Police Department, 1966-1968; Detective Sergeant, Clewiston Police Department, 1972-1973; Chief of Police, Clewiston Police Department, 1973-1976; Deputy Sheriff, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, 1977-1978; Investigator, Office of the State Attorney, 20th Judicial Circuit, 1979-1996; elected Sheriff, 1997-2001; Corporate Investigator, United States Sugar Corporation, 2001-2003; re-elected Sheriff, 2004; Honors and Affiliations Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow; Citizen of the Year Award, La Belle Chamber of Commerce, 2001; Sheriff of the Year, 2006, Southwest Florida Crime Prevention and Community Policing Association Region 9; National Sheriffs' Association, Standard and Ethics/Education and Training Committee, 2006; National Sheriffs' Association, Drug Enforcement Committee, 2007-2008; Board of Trustees, Hendry County; president-elect, La Belle Kiwanis International; Board of Directors, Good Wheels, Inc. and La Belle Heritage Museum; Secretary, Hendry-Glades Behavioral Health Center; executive member, Southwest Florida Boy Scouts of America Council; member, Lions Club, Inc., American Legion, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, Masons and Scottish Rite.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Address P.O. Box 579, LaBelle, 33975-0579
Phone (863) 674-4060
Web site www.hendrysheriff.org

COUNTY DETAILS
County Seat La Belle
Population 40,459
County Web site www.hendryfla.net/