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Broward County
Gregory Tony
Sheriff, Broward County
Democrat
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National Rank
#8,202 of 8,966 · bottom 8.5% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Education: Florida Atlantic University (BA), University of South Florida (MA)
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Background: Gregory Scott Tony (D, b. 1978 Philadelphia) — 17th Sheriff of Broward County, first Black sheriff in county history. Appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis January 11 2019 after DeSantis suspended Scott Israel over Parkland response. Former Coral Springs PD sergeant (2005-2016), FSU football player, co-founded Blue Spear Solutions active-shooter training firm. Won 2020 D primary narrowly over Israel, re-elected November 5 2024 with 66.57% (531,594 votes) defeating independent Charles Whatley. Religion not publicly disclosed; has engaged both interfaith/Christian clergy (BOLD Justice coalition) and Islamic Center of South Florida outreach.
Next Election Year: 2028
ARCHETYPE: progressive-D sheriff DeSantis-appointment-paradox — appointed by DeSantis but ideologically left, walks a tightrope. HEAVY FALSE CLUSTER (9 cells): (1) PJ q0 — kneeled with BLM protesters June 2020 outside BSO HQ, 'I have personally been the guy on the ground, unjustly, with the knee on his neck'; signed Broward chiefs' apology for 'systemic racism'; $1M racial-equity/implicit-bias training; 'I fired the bad cops' campaign-ad theme; (2) PJ q2 — pushed adult civil-citation diversion program for nonviolent offenders 2019-2023; (3) PJ q3 — ethics-record honesty FALSE: 1993 killing of Hector 'Chino' Rodriguez at age 14 undisclosed on multiple LE applications, prior LSD use and PA license suspension also undisclosed; CJSTC sustained perjury finding Feb 2025; ethics censure + DeSantis reprimand March 2025; April 2026 finding he used confidential police data to obtain PhD; (4) PJ q4 — sanctuary-aligned, 'didn't sign up to be ICE'; (5) BI q1 — explicit refusal posture pre-Uthmeier pressure 'refuses to work with ICE agents who arrest immigrants who are not criminals'; (6) BI q2 — only ~2 BSO staff assigned to 287(g); explicit 'not a priority' language; backed down rhetorically June 10 2025 under AG Uthmeier pressure but functional posture remained minimal-cooperation; (7) SD q0 — actively lobbied Broward delegation Jan 2023 against permitless concealed carry, '100,000 plus 10%' opposed; (8) SD q1 — publicly touts FL Risk Protection Orders (red-flag), BSO submitted 400 RPOs with 400 approvals removing ~750 firearms — pro-red-flag is FALSE on this rubric (consistent with Altman precedent where SB 7026 red-flag YES scored FALSE on SD q1); (9) EC q2 — Ethics Commission probable-cause for misuse of position + April 2026 confidential-data finding undermines fiscal-stewardship; (10) CL q2 — Dec 2022 BSO prohibited Jewish inmates from lighting real-flame menorah during Hanukkah, Rep. Wasserman Schultz + rabbis called out 'pattern of insensitivity' — religious-accommodation deviation FALSE. 19 NULL cells: sheriff role has limited footprint on abortion, marriage, family-sovereignty, election-integrity, RSO, christian-liberty rubric cells. Note: research agent flagged RSO-q1 TRUE for asserting county autonomy vs state immigration mandate but on Christian-conservative rubric defending sanctuary is NOT a RSO TRUE — corrected to NULL (the substantive content already correctly scored as BI-q2 FALSE). 2024 opponent was Charles Whatley (IND), NOT Allen Foley as research-prompt erroneously suggested. Religion unknown.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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Candidate (if District Attorney) has committed to prosecuting illegal abortion procedures; (if mayor/council) has supported pro-life city resolutions or refused to declare 'sanctuary city for abortion'
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
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Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county trans-affirming policies (bathroom mandates on private businesses, Pride flag raisings at city hall, pronouns-required HR rules)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes city/county Pride proclamations, Pride flags at city facilities, drag programming in libraries, and LGBT-affirming K-12 curriculum (school-board-relevant)
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) opts the district into school-choice transfers + protects homeschool freedom + opposes truancy-based criminal referrals
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) requires parental notification before any gender/sexuality counseling of minors; (mayor/council) opposes city programs facilitating minor medical procedures without parents
Not yet verified
Candidate (school board) has voted to remove CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology materials from district curriculum and library shelves
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Candidate (mayor/council/library board) supports local enforcement of age-verification + removes sexualized content from library children's sections
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
N/A · out of tier
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county/school board) opposes mandatory pronoun policies for staff + employees + students
FALSE (0)[1]
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
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Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
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Candidate (city/county) opposes city participation in CBDC pilot programs + supports cash-acceptance ordinances for local businesses
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) has voted against deficit-bond issuances for non-capital city expenditures + supports balanced city budgets without service cuts via tax increases on residents
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city/county) has voted to remove city pension/treasury investment in ESG-aligned funds + opposes city participation in WEF-aligned sister-city programs
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/county election official) supports hand-counted paper ballots at local precincts where state law permits
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Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
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Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (city clerk/council) refused acceptance of private election-administration grants ('Zuckerbucks')
Not yet verified
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (DA/sheriff) cooperates with ICE detainers + transfers; (mayor/council) supports local cooperation with ICE rather than sanctuary policies
Candidate (city/county) has voted against local sanctuary-city ordinances + supports city cooperation with federal immigration enforcement
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
N/A · out of tier
Candidate (mayor/council) opposes local gun-registry ordinances + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Candidate (city/council) opposes local-ordinance red-flag/magazine/AWB analogs + local gun-shop zoning restrictions
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
N/A · out of tier
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
N/A · out of tier
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Not yet verified
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
Official has asserted local control against unconstitutional state mandates
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Official has declined state strings that compel ungodly or unconstitutional local policy
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Official has protected local citizens from state overreach (lockdowns, mandates, ESG)
Not yet verified
Official affirms subsidiarity — decisions made at the lowest competent level
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Official has refused to enforce unconstitutional state directives
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Sources & Evidence
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www.sheriff.org/About/SheriffUnclassified
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_TonyEncyclopedia
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
X / TwitterUnclassified
boltsmag.org/broward-sheriff-traffic-stops/Unclassified
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Dec 2022 — BSO under Tony prohibited Jewish inmates from lighting real-flame menorah during Hanukkah; Rep. Wasserman Schultz and rabbis called out 'pattern of insensitivity' — religious-accommodation FALSE. Unclassified
Dec 2022 — BSO under Tony prohibited Jewish inmates from lighting real-flame menorah during Hanukkah; Rep. Wasserman Schultz and rabbis called out 'pattern of insensitivity' — religious-accommodation FALSE.
- [2]Ethics Commission found probable cause Tony misused position; April 2026 finding he used confidential police data to obtain PhD. Pattern of self-dealing inconsistent with public-resource stewardship. Unclassified
Ethics Commission found probable cause Tony misused position; April 2026 finding he used confidential police data to obtain PhD. Pattern of self-dealing inconsistent with public-resource stewardship.
- [3]Ethics Commission found probable cause Tony misused position; April 2026 finding he used confidential police data to obtain PhD. Pattern of self-dealing inconsistent with public-resource stewardship. Unclassified
Ethics Commission found probable cause Tony misused position; April 2026 finding he used confidential police data to obtain PhD. Pattern of self-dealing inconsistent with public-resource stewardship.
- [4]Explicit refusal posture pre-Uthmeier-pressure: 'refuses to work with ICE agents who arrest immigrants who are not criminals' framing. Unclassified
Explicit refusal posture pre-Uthmeier-pressure: 'refuses to work with ICE agents who arrest immigrants who are not criminals' framing.
- [5]Explicit refusal posture pre-Uthmeier-pressure: 'refuses to work with ICE agents who arrest immigrants who are not criminals' framing. Unclassified
Explicit refusal posture pre-Uthmeier-pressure: 'refuses to work with ICE agents who arrest immigrants who are not criminals' framing.
- [6]Sanctuary-aligned posture in practice; only ~2 staff on 287(g); explicit 'not a priority' language. Backed down rhetorically June 10 2025 under AG pressure but functional posture remained minimal-cooperation. Unclassified
Sanctuary-aligned posture in practice; only ~2 staff on 287(g); explicit 'not a priority' language. Backed down rhetorically June 10 2025 under AG pressure but functional posture remained minimal-cooperation.
- [7]Sanctuary-aligned posture in practice; only ~2 staff on 287(g); explicit 'not a priority' language. Backed down rhetorically June 10 2025 under AG pressure but functional posture remained minimal-cooperation. Unclassified
Sanctuary-aligned posture in practice; only ~2 staff on 287(g); explicit 'not a priority' language. Backed down rhetorically June 10 2025 under AG pressure but functional posture remained minimal-cooperation.
- [8]Actively lobbied Broward delegation Jan 2023 against permitless concealed carry: '100,000 plus 10%' opposed. Center
Actively lobbied Broward delegation Jan 2023 against permitless concealed carry: '100,000 plus 10%' opposed.
- [9]Actively lobbied Broward delegation Jan 2023 against permitless concealed carry: '100,000 plus 10%' opposed. Unclassified
Actively lobbied Broward delegation Jan 2023 against permitless concealed carry: '100,000 plus 10%' opposed.
- [10]Publicly touts FL Risk Protection Orders; BSO submitted 400 RPOs with 400 approvals removing ~750 firearms. Pro-red-flag is FALSE on this rubric (consistent with Altman precedent where SB 7026 red-flag YES scored FALSE). Unclassified
Publicly touts FL Risk Protection Orders; BSO submitted 400 RPOs with 400 approvals removing ~750 firearms. Pro-red-flag is FALSE on this rubric (consistent with Altman precedent where SB 7026 red-flag YES scored FALSE).
- [11]Publicly touts FL Risk Protection Orders; BSO submitted 400 RPOs with 400 approvals removing ~750 firearms. Pro-red-flag is FALSE on this rubric (consistent with Altman precedent where SB 7026 red-flag YES scored FALSE). Unclassified
Publicly touts FL Risk Protection Orders; BSO submitted 400 RPOs with 400 approvals removing ~750 firearms. Pro-red-flag is FALSE on this rubric (consistent with Altman precedent where SB 7026 red-flag YES scored FALSE).
- [12]June 2020 — kneeled with BLM protesters outside BSO HQ; signed onto Broward chiefs' apology for 'systemic racism'; committed $1M to racial-equity/implicit-bias training. Campaign TV ad theme 'I fired the bad cops.' Rhetorical posture is criticism-of-policing, not magistrate-bears-sword. FALSE on the HIGHEST-PRIORITY cell for a sheriff. Unclassified
June 2020 — kneeled with BLM protesters outside BSO HQ; signed onto Broward chiefs' apology for 'systemic racism'; committed $1M to racial-equity/implicit-bias training. Campaign TV ad theme 'I fired the bad cops.' Rhetorical posture is criticism-of-policing, not magistrate-bears-sword. FALSE on the HIGHEST-PRIORITY cell for a sheriff.
- [13]June 2020 — kneeled with BLM protesters outside BSO HQ; signed onto Broward chiefs' apology for 'systemic racism'; committed $1M to racial-equity/implicit-bias training. Campaign TV ad theme 'I fired the bad cops.' Rhetorical posture is criticism-of-policing, not magistrate-bears-sword. FALSE on the HIGHEST-PRIORITY cell for a sheriff. Unclassified
June 2020 — kneeled with BLM protesters outside BSO HQ; signed onto Broward chiefs' apology for 'systemic racism'; committed $1M to racial-equity/implicit-bias training. Campaign TV ad theme 'I fired the bad cops.' Rhetorical posture is criticism-of-policing, not magistrate-bears-sword. FALSE on the HIGHEST-PRIORITY cell for a sheriff.
- [14]June 2020 — kneeled with BLM protesters outside BSO HQ; signed onto Broward chiefs' apology for 'systemic racism'; committed $1M to racial-equity/implicit-bias training. Campaign TV ad theme 'I fired the bad cops.' Rhetorical posture is criticism-of-policing, not magistrate-bears-sword. FALSE on the HIGHEST-PRIORITY cell for a sheriff. Center
June 2020 — kneeled with BLM protesters outside BSO HQ; signed onto Broward chiefs' apology for 'systemic racism'; committed $1M to racial-equity/implicit-bias training. Campaign TV ad theme 'I fired the bad cops.' Rhetorical posture is criticism-of-policing, not magistrate-bears-sword. FALSE on the HIGHEST-PRIORITY cell for a sheriff.
- [15]Pushed adult civil-citation diversion program for nonviolent offenders 2019-2023 (later partially walked back under criticism from BOLD Justice clergy coalition — but original posture was diversion-favoring). Soft-on-crime direction FALSE. Unclassified
Pushed adult civil-citation diversion program for nonviolent offenders 2019-2023 (later partially walked back under criticism from BOLD Justice clergy coalition — but original posture was diversion-favoring). Soft-on-crime direction FALSE.
- [16]Pushed adult civil-citation diversion program for nonviolent offenders 2019-2023 (later partially walked back under criticism from BOLD Justice clergy coalition — but original posture was diversion-favoring). Soft-on-crime direction FALSE. Unclassified
Pushed adult civil-citation diversion program for nonviolent offenders 2019-2023 (later partially walked back under criticism from BOLD Justice clergy coalition — but original posture was diversion-favoring). Soft-on-crime direction FALSE.
- [17]Failed to disclose 1993 homicide arrest, prior LSD use, and PA license suspension on multiple LE/drivers-license applications. CJSTC sustained perjury finding Feb 2025; ethics censure + reprimand from DeSantis March 2025. Honest-service FALSE. Unclassified
Failed to disclose 1993 homicide arrest, prior LSD use, and PA license suspension on multiple LE/drivers-license applications. CJSTC sustained perjury finding Feb 2025; ethics censure + reprimand from DeSantis March 2025. Honest-service FALSE.
- [18]Failed to disclose 1993 homicide arrest, prior LSD use, and PA license suspension on multiple LE/drivers-license applications. CJSTC sustained perjury finding Feb 2025; ethics censure + reprimand from DeSantis March 2025. Honest-service FALSE. Unclassified
Failed to disclose 1993 homicide arrest, prior LSD use, and PA license suspension on multiple LE/drivers-license applications. CJSTC sustained perjury finding Feb 2025; ethics censure + reprimand from DeSantis March 2025. Honest-service FALSE.
- [19]Failed to disclose 1993 homicide arrest, prior LSD use, and PA license suspension on multiple LE/drivers-license applications. CJSTC sustained perjury finding Feb 2025; ethics censure + reprimand from DeSantis March 2025. Honest-service FALSE. Unclassified
Failed to disclose 1993 homicide arrest, prior LSD use, and PA license suspension on multiple LE/drivers-license applications. CJSTC sustained perjury finding Feb 2025; ethics censure + reprimand from DeSantis March 2025. Honest-service FALSE.
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