A former Fulton County deputy announced Monday he is running for sheriff.
Charles Rambo, 51, has spent more than 30 years in law enforcement and at one point served as national vice president of the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, according to a news release announcing his candidacy.
Rambo spent 25 years working at the Fulton County Sheriff's Office.
On his election website, Rambo criticized the department's "hands-off" approach to crime, the Fulton County Jail, South Fulton Regional Jail conditions and staff shortages.
“The perennial issues, such as barbaric jail conditions and senseless crime, dominates every Sheriff’s election cycle,” Rambo said in a statement. “I am ready again to demonstrate to informed voters how my solutions will work.”
This isn’t Rambo’s first run at sheriff. He vied for the top spot in 2004 and again in 2008. Rambo also ran against incumbent Ted Jackson in the 2016 race.
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Rambo is one of several candidates to enter the race. This past summer, Atlanta’s Department of Corrections chief Patrick Labat announced his candidacy.
Labat’s announcement came as the city was assessing the best way to re-purpose the Atlanta City Detention Center, which holds an average of 70 detainees per night. The jail had long been used to house Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees and Fulton County Jail inmates.
Jackson announced his re-election campaign in June.
Qualifying dates for sheriff are March 2-6, 2020. According to elections records, five people have filed an intent to run for sheriff.
Jackson has held the office since 2009. Voting will take place on May 19, 2020.
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