Mike Wilson On Why He’s The Best Candidate For Calvert’s Next Sheriff

CALVERT COUNTY, Md. – Calvert County is my home as I have lived here for over 33 years.  My kids went to school here.  I worked here as a Maryland State Trooper for over 6 years out of the Prince Frederick Barrack.  My wife Nancy is a registered nurse and the outreach coordinator in the emergency department of Calvert Health Medical Center.  Both of us have served this community for many years.   

I am running for Office of the Sheriff because I want to bring my 36 years of law enforcement experience, knowledge, and skillset to Calvert County; in order to improve transparency and change the status-quo (the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues) leadership of the Sheriff’s Office.  I want to build trust and legitimacy between the Sheriff’s Office and our community by being transparent; and making reasonable, common-sense decisions that will positively affect the people in our community!  

I am the best candidate for this job.: 

• I am the only candidate that has been a Chief of Police! 
• I have been a Chief of Police for 12 years and have transformed a state law enforcement agency into a well-respected and professional department.  I have the skillset, knowledge, education and ability to effect positive change. 
• I was a Maryland State Trooper for 23 years and retired from the finest law enforcement agency in the state. I know how to fight crime! 
• I am a USAF veteran, military police. 
• I am the only candidate that is not or has not been a Calvert County Deputy.   Like you, I have the unique perspective of looking into the Sheriff’s Office from the outside; and like you I want the leaders of the Sheriff’s Office to: 
  • Be more transparent, 
  • Communicate more effectively about issues that affect each of us, 
  • Get rid of favoritism and bias within the inner-operations of the office, by being accountable, 
  • Build more trust and legitimacy into our community, 
  • Ensure your 1^st, 2^nd, and 4^th amendment constitutional rights are protected. 

This election brings several challenges that the Sheriff will have to consider: 

• Opioid epidemic / COVID19 
• Budget Cuts / Staffing Challenges  
• Police Reform Bill 
• Rise in homicides and violent crime in the country 
• Increased drug violence in our surrounding counties 
• Cyberattacks, and public anxiety about crime  
• Constitutional issues; right to bear arms, mask mandates, mandatory vaccinations, closing businesses because of executive orders and government mandates, etc.  

Calvert needs a Sheriff who has the experience and ability to successfully handle these important issues; ensuring the Sheriff’s Office has the ability to successfully meet the current challenges and everchanging issues that our community will face in the next 4 years! 

Here are eight very important issues that my administration will focus on: 

• Protection of life and property 
• Ensure a safe community, free of the fear of crime 
• Uphold the United States Constitution 
  • 1st Amendment (freedom of speech, press, right to peacefully assemble, etc.) 
  • 2nd Amendment (Right to keep and bear arms) 
  • 4th Amendment (Unreasonable search and seizure) 
• Build trust and legitimacy between the Sheriff’s Office and the citizens of Calvert County (ensuring laws are enforced fairly and lawfully by the department) 
  • Create legitimacy through honesty, integrity, and commitment to community 
  • Establish civilian town hall meetings to enable direct communication with the sheriff to discuss issues in the community 
  • Establish department transparency and open-mindedness to the community 
• Accountability – your opinion matters to me 
  • Establish citizen advisory boards from members of each community 
  • Hold officers accountable to policies and procedures 
  • Work with county leaders to ensure cooperation and resolution, through effective communication 
  • Hold myself accountable to the community 
• Drug/Alcohol Addiction, Mental Health, Homelessness 
  • Continue to build a fully resourced system of first responders to address these complex challenges 
  • Proactively provide services for populations in crisis – without resorting to arrest or incarceration (rehabilitation and treatment programs) 
  • Establish inter-agency organized drug task force to combat drug trafficking, gangs and arrest violent offenders.  
• Improve Readiness 
  • Make certain we retain deputy school resource officers in our public schools 
  • Assure deputies are provided the most up-to-date training available 
  • Evaluate the current organizational structure of the department 
  • Improve response time of calls for service by being proactive 
• Recruitment and retention of deputy sheriffs in the county 
  • Annual Salary Reviews (Pay parody with surrounding agencies) 
  • Improve retirement health care for deputies 
  • Introduce monetary benefits for successful completion of physical fitness tests 

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