Steve Oelrich
| Steve Oelrich | |
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| Member of the Florida Senate from the 14th district |
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In office 2006–2012 |
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| Preceded by | Rod Smith |
| Succeeded by | Darren Soto |
| Sheriff of Alachua County, Florida | |
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In office 1992–2006 |
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| Preceded by | Lu Hindery |
| Succeeded by | Sadie Darnell |
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September 29, 1945 Pensacola, Florida |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rose Mary Treadway |
| Profession | Law enforcement |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Steve Oelrich is a former Republican member of the Florida Senate from 2006 to 2012, where he represented the 14th District, which included Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam, and Union counties.
Oelrich graduated from St. Petersburg College in 1968 with a A.A. in Police Administration and a B.S. in Criminology with a certificate in law enforcement from Florida State University. He also attended Pinellas County Police Academy, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Special Agent's School, FDLE Homicide Investigation School, National Sheriffs‘ Institute, The 29th Session of the FBI National Academy Executive Development Program and the FDLE Chief Executive Institute.
Steve Oelrich’s 14-year command at the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office was filled with many accomplishments that brought the agency into the modern world of crime fighting. He was elected as the first Republican Sheriff in Alachua County since Reconstruction.
Some of these accomplishments include:
While Sheriff, Oelrich was in charge of then Sheriff's deputy and future Congressional candidate Jake Rush, who challenged Ted Yoho for his seat in 2014.
In 2006, when incumbent Democratic State Senator Rod Smith opted to run for Governor rather than seek another term in the Senate, an open seat was created. Then-Sheriff Oelrich opted to run for the seat, and defeated Travis Horn in the Republican primary. In the general election, Oelrich faced off against State Representative Edward L. Jennings, whom he defeated by almost 10,000 votes, picking up a seat for the Republicans.
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