Valley Springs, CA – The Peace Officers Research Association of
California (PORAC) has officially endorsed Pat Garrahan for Calaveras
County Sheriff. PORAC, incorporated in 1953, represents more than 64,000
public safety personnel, making it the largest public safety
organization in California and the largest statewide public safety
association in the nation.
“Pat Garrahan has the experience and dedication that Calaveras County
needs to keep our neighborhoods safe,” said Steve Walker, President of
PORAC’s Valley Chapter. “We are proud to endorse Pat Garrahan for
Sheriff.”
The PORAC endorsement is Garrahan’s third major public safety
endorsement. He received the support of the Calaveras County Deputy
Sheriff’s Association and the Calaveras Consolidated Firefighters
Association last month.
“I am honored to have my experience, education, and professionalism
recognized by another law enforcement organization,” Garrahan said.
The Countywide election for Sheriff will be on the June 3, 2014 ballot. For more information, visit garrahanforsheriff.com.
Garrahan is a United State Marine Corps Veteran and has over three
decades of professional law enforcement experience. He lives in Valley
Springs with Kate, his wife of thirty-six years. Kate is the school
librarian at Jenny Lind Elementary School. They have three grown
children and five grandchildren. The Garrahans have been residents of
Calaveras County for twenty-two years.