Chris Nocco

Chris Nocco holds an undergraduate certificate in emergency management from Florida State University, a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Delaware, and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Delaware.[1]

Nocco's career experience includes working with the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania public school police, the Fairfax County, Virginia police department and the Broward County, Virginia sheriff's department.[2][1] Nocco also worked for Marco Rubio during Rubio's tenure as a state representative. Nocco spent two years as Rubio's staff director and two years as his deputy chief of staff.[2]

After working for Rubio, Nocco returned to law enforcement, serving as the chief of staff for the Florida Highway Patrol for two years before being hired as a captain to the Pasco County, Florida sheriff's office in 2009. He was later promoted to major and then, in 2011, was appointed by Governor Rick Scott to serve out then-sheriff Bob White's term upon White's retirement.[3] Nocco was elected as sheriff in 2012 and re-elected in 2016.[4][5]

In March 2017, Nocco was appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) by Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Richard Corcoran, a Republican.[6]

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