AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) — Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt is running for re-election.
“I am proud of the work our agency has accomplished over the years and look forward to continuing to serve our community,” he said in a statement. “I am committed to making our Sheriff’s Office the premier law enforcement agency in South Carolina. Over the course of the next months, I ask for your prayers, support and vote,” he added.
Hunt has run the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office for more than a decade. He has taken aggressive measures to lower crime, by decreasing the number of outstanding warrants in the county and strengthened the ties between his deputies and the community they serve.