Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Candidate for Sheriff - Pat Garrahan receives PORAC endorsement

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.