Washington County Sheriff

Blevins's background

• Reserve deputy 1995–2000, process server from 2000, and merit deputy from 2001 after graduating from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy ^[25].
• Currently holds the rank of lieutenant; describes his career as a road (patrol) officer without an administrative role ^{[22, 25]}.
• Previously worked as an EMT/advanced EMT on the county ambulance service, as a deputy coroner for four years and as a volunteer firefighter ^{[25, 22]}.

Blevins's positions

How Blevins would run the office

• Meet with employees and improve communication ^[22].
• Ongoing training in de-escalation, mental-health crisis response and constitutional duties ^[22].
• Study jail practices in counties such as Scott and Jackson ^[25].

Blevins on the current officeholder

• Has said he has seen employees leave the department under the four sheriffs he served, adding, 'I'm not saying that any of the other sheriffs have done anything wrong, though' ^[25].
• In 2026 he said the jail and day-to-day operations are working well and he would focus on communication with employees ^[22].

How Blevins got on the ballot

• Ran for sheriff in 2018 and 2022 ^[22]; in 2022 he challenged Sheriff Miller in the Republican primary ^[16].
• Won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary in a five-candidate field ^{[21, 18, 22]}.

What we could not find about Blevins

• Primary vote totals were not found; his nomination is confirmed by the general-ballot list.
• His 2026 interview's wording on license-plate readers ('begin the process to remove them') is ambiguous about whether it refers to the cameras.
• No positions found on immigration enforcement.
• No endorsements or campaign-finance information was found.

How Combs got on the ballot

• Listed on the general-election ballot as an independent ^{[6, 18]}.

What we could not find about Combs

• Coverage is very thin: The Washington County Times listed him on the general ballot without an interview, and no other candidate coverage was found.
• Possible match, not confirmed: Blevins has said he served under a past Washington County sheriff named Claude Combs; whether that is the same person was not confirmed ^[25].
• Independent ballot-access (petition) details were not found.
• No biographical information about this candidate was found in available coverage.
• No statements about Sheriff Miller's record were found.
• No endorsements or campaign-finance information was found.

Greene's background

• Military veteran; former supervisor at Netshape, overseeing a machine room that ran three shifts a day, seven days a week ^[23].
• No law-enforcement experience was described in his candidate interview ^[23].

Greene's positions

How Greene would run the office

• Remove county surveillance cameras on day one ^[23].
• Rent unused jail beds to other counties to fund staff retention ^[23].
• Create a citizen merit board ^[23].

Greene on the current officeholder

• Criticized the jail commissary as being run for profit and called for new HR policies in the department ^[23].

How Greene got on the ballot

• Only Democratic candidate on the May 5, 2026 primary ballot ^[21]; listed as the Democratic nominee on the general ballot ^{[18, 6]}.

What we could not find about Greene

• The interview's date shows only 'Sep 21' without a year; context indicates 2026.
• Much of his interview addresses county government beyond the sheriff's office (zoning board, auditor's office); those claims were not verified.
• No campaign website or forum appearances found; positions on patrol, school safety and immigration enforcement not found.
• No endorsements or campaign-finance information was found.

Zelivetz's background

• His candidate interview did not describe his occupation or any law-enforcement experience; he describes himself as 'not a politician' but 'a people person' ^[24].

Zelivetz's positions

How Zelivetz would run the office

• First priorities: listen to taxpayers, protect good officers, help inmates re-enter society and serve the entire county ^[24].

Zelivetz on the current officeholder

• Did not name the current sheriff in his interview; said he would serve the whole county, 'not just the Salem circle' ^[24].

How Zelivetz got on the ballot

• Says he first sought the Republican nomination and is now running as an independent ^[24]; listed on the general ballot as an independent ^{[18, 6]}.

What we could not find about Zelivetz

• No background, occupation or law-enforcement experience found.
• He was not on the May 2026 Republican primary ballot list; when and how he left the Republican race and qualified as an independent was not found.
• The interview's date shows only 'Sep 23' without a year; context indicates 2026.
• No positions found on budget, patrol, school safety or immigration enforcement.
• No endorsements or campaign-finance information was found.