FSAcast Florida Sheriffs Association

In this episode, FSA speaks with Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters, who was recently elected sheriff after serving the people of Duval County for more than 30 years. Before being elected sheriff, he worked in the county jail then graduated from the police academy and rose through the ranks working in numerous capacities within the agency’s major departments of Patrol & Enforcement and Homeland Security & Investigations. His experiences have helped shape his vision for the office and how he uses new methods to communicate with citizens by being transparent and building trust within the community. Sheriff Waters also explains why Duval County has a consolidated form of government and how it works for the people of Jacksonville. 

In this episode, FSA visits with the former Sheriff of Jacksonville Nat Glover. Sheriff Glover recently published a book entitled, “Striving for Justice: A Black Sheriff in the Deep South.” We discussed his long and distinguished law enforcement career that culminated with him being elected sheriff in 1995. Sheriff Glover was the first Black sheriff elected in the state of Florida in over 100 years in the post-Reconstruction South. As sheriff, he garnered national recognition for pioneering community policing efforts and was recently inducted into the Florida Law Enforcement Officer’s Hall of Fame. 

In this episode, FSA talks to Zack Smith, co-author of the recent book Rogue Prosecutors: How Radical Soros Lawyers are Destroying America’s Communities.  Zack is a Legal Fellow at The Heritage Foundation and previously served for several years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Florida.  We visited with Zack after his presentation to the sheriffs at our Winter Conference and he lays out the premise of his book and why all citizens should be focused and engaged on who serves them as their locally elected prosecutor. 

In the final episode for the 2024 session, FSA sits down with House Majority Leader Representative Michael Grant. Leader Grant served as Majority Leader for two House Speakers, and he explains to us what the Majority Leader must do to ensure a successful legislative session for all members. We end with summarizing all the public safety wins sheriffs achieved during this session. Spoiler alert: Lots of good bills passed this year.

In this episode, FSA provides a Week 8 legislative recap. With one week left, the House and Senate spent most of the week on the floor or in budget conferencing meetings. We highlight those budget discussions and focus on the new recurring funding the Florida Department of Corrections will receive for maintenance and building repairs. We also provide updates on the status of the Florida Sheriffs Association’s priority bills. Good news: The bills are in nice shape and are heading toward final passage next week. Stay tuned.

In this episode, FSA provides a Week 7 legislative recap. This week we highlight HB 1 and why sheriffs support this social media bill’s passage into law. House Speaker Paul Renner recently stated HB 1 is the most important measure Florida can take to empower parents and save children from irreparable harm of the addictive features employed by many social media platforms. We also have Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson testifying in committee in support of the SAFE Act, which will voluntarily permit a special designation on a person’s driver license who has been diagnosed with certain disabilities or disorders. Sheriff Johnson enlightens us as to why this bill is necessary and how having more information before encounters with citizens with special needs can saves lives. We end with an update on the progress we are making during session on school safety legislation with the House passing HB 1473 this week.