Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson is running for an eighth term.  Sheriff Wilson activated his re-election social media page over the weekend.  Wilson has served as sheriff in Walker County since 1997.

Sheriff Wilson told WZQZ News on Sunday, “I am excited about seeking re-election for Walker County Sheriff in 2024. I have devoted the past 27 years of my career to providing a top quality and professional Sheriff’s Office for the citizens of Walker County”.

Sheriff Wilson graduated from Lafayette High School in 1975.  He began his law enforcement career as a fingerprint examiner in 1976 for the FBI in Washington, D.C., for more than three years. In 1979, he was employed with the Georgia Department of Corrections for a year.  He graduated from the police academy at Floyd Junior College in 1981.

He served more than five years as a patrolman for the Lafayette Police Department until 1986.

In 1986, he was employed with the Walker County Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy Sheriff.  He was promoted to detective the following year.  He also served as an agent and Commander of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force for seven years, prior to being elected sheriff.

Sheriff Wilson is president of the Al Millard Stocking Full of Love.  He also serves as Chairman of the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force and is on the Georgia Sheriffs’ Youth Homes Board of Directors.

He serves as a deacon and is a member at Oakwood Baptist Church.