SUMTER COUNTY
Bushnell
William O. "Bill" Farmer, Jr. (R)

Born Leesburg, FL, June 17, 1947 Education Public schools, Sumter County; Lake Sumter Community College; AA degree, criminal justice; BA degree, cum laude, criminology, St. Leo University; graduate work, public administration; National Sheriffs' Institute Executive Development Program; Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute; graduate of the 195th Session of the FBI National Academy Spouse Linda Children Three Church Church of God Military U.S. Army 1966-1968 Career FBI, Washington, DC; Florida Division of Corrections; Patrolman, Webster Police Dept.; Patrolman, Wildwood Police Dept.; Sumter County Sheriff's Office, 26 years: Patrolman, Criminal Investigator, Chief Deputy, elected Sheriff, 1996, re-elected, 2000, ran unopposed, 2004 Honors and Affiliations President, Sumter Gideon Camp; Board of Directors, Florida Sheriffs Association, 2003-present and Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, 2003-present; Board of Directors, United Way Lake/Sumter Counties, Central Florida Crime line, Habitat for Humanity, Lake/Sumter Counties Chamber of Commerce, Lake/Sumter Community College Foundation, Lake/ Sumter Hospice and Children's Advocacy Center Lake/Sumter Counties; member, Lake Sumter Community College and Central Florida Community College Board of Directors; member, Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, Withlacoochee Regional Planning Council Emergency Planning Committee and Region VI Criminal Justice Standards and Training Council; member, Florida & International Homicide Investigator's Association, Florida Division of International Association for Identification, Florida and Sumter County Cattleman Associations, Sumter County Farmer's Market and Sumter Youth Charities; served as Chairman of the Board, Florida Sheriffs Association, 2005-2006 and Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, 2005-2006.

SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Address P.O. Box 188, Bushnell, 33513-0188
Phone (352) 793-0222
Web site www.sumtercountysheriff.org

COUNTY DETAILS
County Seat Bushnell
Population 68,768
County Web site http://sumtercountyfl.gov/