Carolyn Bunny Welsh


Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania is the former Sheriff of Chester County, Pennsylvania. She held the position from 2000 to 2020. Welsh is a member of the Republican Party.

Early life

Welsh attended Wesley College, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is a former president of the Rotary Club Concordville-Chadds Ford and is a member of the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry.

Law Enforcement Career

Welsh is the first woman to be elected Sheriff of Chester County. She is also the first woman to be elected president of a class at the National Sheriffs Institute at the Department of Corrections in Longmont, Colorado.