Fred Harran

Seeking Office: Sheriff

Party: Republican

Primary Ballot: Republican

District: Bucks County

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Education: St. Joseph’s University, Northwestern University
Current Occupation: Police Officer, Director of Public Safety for Bensalem Township PD
Served as Bucks County Sheriff since 2022
Public Service: Chairman of the Bucks County Chiefs of Police Assoc, Chairman of the Bucks County Juv Crime Enforcement Coalition, Chairman of the County Emergency Response Team Board, Executive Board of the Delaware Valley Crime Commission, IACP Forensic Science Committee, and the Bucks County Domestic Violence Coalition. Vice President of the Pa Chiefs of Police Associations and Chair of the North Atlantic region of State Association of Chiefs of police (SACOP).
Lectures nationally and Internationally on a variety of issues including DNA, current drug trends and initiatives, school based prevention programs, domestic violence, grant writing and funding sources

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