Joe Lombardo


Joseph Michael Lombardo is the 17th Sheriff of Clark County Nevada, elected January 5, 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Lombardo is also an active off-road racer in the SCORE International racing series. He currently drives a Spec Trophy Truck #251 with John Langley‘s race team.

History

Lombardo became a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer in 1988, rising through the ranks, eventually becoming Assistant Sheriff in 2011. He appeared in two episodes of the television series Cops, once as an officer and another as a sergeant.
On December 4, 2013, Lombardo announced his candidacy for Sheriff of Clark County. On November 4, 2014, he won the election by a closer margin of 51% to 49% against former Democratic LVMPD Captain Larry Burns, who was endorsed by former Democratic Clark County Sheriff Jerry Keller and outgoing Democratic Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto. Lombardo was endorsed by former Republican Clark County Assistant Sheriff and 2014 candidate Ted Moody, former Republican Clark County Sheriff Bill Young and outgoing Republican Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie.
On July 18, 2015, Lombardo began the decentralization of a detective unit.
On March 30, 2016, Lombardo connected the Las Vegas crime increase to a California law named Proposition 47 reducing prison overcrowding.
On April 27, 2016, Lombardo responded directly to questions about a recent spike of violent crimes in Las Vegas which increased and the decentralization of a gang unit.
On May 17, 2016, Lombardo disagreed with FBI director James Comey on a recent spike of violent crimes in Las Vegas.
On December 11, 2016, Lombardo and the Las Vegas Sun editorial board called for more gun control legislation.
On October 2, 2017, Lombardo was the spokesperson for police briefings after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting at Mandalay Bay and Route 91 Harvest.
On October 23, 2019, Lombardo's sheriff department announced that it will no longer detain persons on federal immigration holds as 287 program was suspended. Critics referred Clark County and Las Vegas as a sanctuary city and county respectively.