Mark Lamb (sheriff)
Mark Lamb is an American sheriff. He was elected Sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona in 2017.Career
Lamb worked for the police department of the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community for 6 years. In 2012, he joined the Pinal County Sheriff's Office. In 2017, Lamb was elected to succeed Paul Babeu as Pinal County Sheriff. Lamb is a Republican.
In October 2019, Lamb was featured on the TV series Live PD.
In November 2019, Lamb called for increased security along the Mexico–United States border to combat drug cartels from harming U.S. National Parks.
In May 2020, Lamb stated he would not enforce a stay-at-home order during the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona on the basis that he believed it was unconstitutional. In June 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19 a week before his scheduled appearance at the White House for Donald Trump's signing of executive order 139256.
Lamb is running unopposed for election in November 2020.
