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Brevard County
Wayne Ivey
Sheriff, Brevard County
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
94
/ 100
A
Raw: 34 of 36 dynamic max
· 18 of 30 answered
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✝ God First
16/ 70
🏛️ Local First
18/ 30
National Rank
#4,086 of 8,966 · top 45.6% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: Christian / Evangelical (proxy: Trinity Wellsprings Church Men's Ministry Breakfast speaker March 2020; no specific denomination publicly confirmed)
Education: Bethune-Cookman University (BA)
Birthplace: Tennessee
Background: Wayne Ivey (R) — Sheriff of Brevard County, Florida since January 2013; unopposed 2016 + 2020; won 4th term November 2024 with ~87% as sole candidate. Nationally known for weekly 'Wheel of Fugitive' Facebook videos and 'Constitutional Sheriff' identity (rebranded FB page 'Constitutional Sheriff Wayne Ivey American Patriot'). Endorsed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (Aug 2024) and early Trump endorser (Jan 2024).
Next Election Year: 2028
X / Twitter: @SheriffIvey
HIGH-DEVIATION-RICH archetype-5 'Constitutional Sheriff' profile — Trump-aligned + 2A maximalist + anti-sanctuary + anti-mandate + openly Christian framing. 14 TRUE cells across PJ/RSO/BI/SD/CL/FCS clusters. HEADLINE TRUE CLUSTER: (1) RSO 5/5 TRUE — 2013 signed statement refusing federal gun-control enforcement, 'we are not the mask police' Oct 2021 deputies-will-not-enforce-school-masks, 'stands with America's workforce in fight against vaccine mandates' Oct 2021, rebuked DOJ for 'threats of violence' framing of school-board-protest parents, 'Constitutional Sheriff' public identity; (2) BI 2/2 TRUE — 'You bring that crap to Brevard County, and you're going to end up in jail' anti-sanctuary, Brevard launched 287(g) in 2019 (pre-DeSantis statewide), Feb 2025 joined DeSantis Illegal Immigration Street Task Force, BCSO awarded ~$700K immigration-enforcement funding Feb 2026; (3) SD 2/2 TRUE — viral 'arm up and prepare for an attack' video calling on citizens to arm themselves, attended April 2023 constitutional carry signing 'Criminals don't go get a permit,' Sept 2025 open-carry message announcing deputies will not enforce ban after 1st DCA ruling; (4) PJ 4/5 TRUE — Wheel of Fugitive + chain-gang program (modeled on Arpaio 2013) + 'encouraging citizens to arm themselves and confront bad guys before deputies arrive' (Marshall Project), 'zero tolerance for crime keeps FL safe' flvoicenews, June 2025 anti-riot 'we will kill you, graveyard dead' press conference with AG Uthmeier, right-wing-law-enforcement-ideology alignment; (5) CL 3/4 TRUE — Defended 'In God We Trust' patrol-car decals on Fox & Friends Nov 2019, rebuked DOJ school-board-parents-as-threats memo, spoke at Trinity Wellsprings Church Men's Ministry Breakfast March 2020 'about his faith and protecting the foundation of the nation'; (6) FCS q0 TRUE — 'We are not the mask police' framed around parents' authority over their children. SINGLE FALSE DEVIATION: PJ q4 — Gregory Edwards 2018 in-custody death (Army combat vet, restraint chair, pepper spray, spit hood, stun-gun barbs in back); BCSO fought 2+ years to release jail video, FLORIDA TODAY had to sue under Public Records Act (released Nov 2020); federal §1983 force claims dismissed Mar 2023 but state negligence claim survived — pattern of accountability resistance, not reform. SOL all NULL — sheriff lane discipline; no abortion statement located; do NOT infer from R-party or evangelical framing. BM all NULL — no specific marriage/SOGI/Pride statement located. EC q2 NULL — no documented fiscal-restraint posture in agency. CAREFUL DATA HYGIENE: research agent honestly flagged that prior batch-prompt confused (a) Marion County's Susan Lorincz/Santiago-Miranda case (Sheriff Billy Woods, NOT Brevard), (b) GA Laken Riley case (Jose Ibarra) with the Brevard Aug 2021 Paris Wilder traffic-stop ambush (deputy Brian Potters wounded NOT killed) — neither belongs to Ivey's record; not scored.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
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
TRUE (+2)[1]
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
Not yet verified
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)
TRUE (+2)[2]
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
Not yet verified
Candidate (mayor/council) supports city/county Christian displays (Ten Commandments, Nativity scenes), invocation prayer at meetings, Sunday-closure where chosen by community
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate opposes city-funded non-Christian religious displays/programming (Ramadan illumination, etc.) at city facilities
TRUE (+2)[4]
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
Not yet verified
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
Not yet verified
Candidate (city clerk/election official) enforces state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at local precincts
Not yet verified
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
TRUE (+2)[13]
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
TRUE (+2)[14]
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
TRUE (+2)[15]
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
FALSE (0)[16]
Sources & Evidence
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www.brevardsheriff.com/home/about/sheriffUnclassified
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
NRA Political Victory FundRight Advocacy
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
X / TwitterUnclassified
www.brevardsheriff.com/command/wayne-ivey/Unclassified
flsheriffs.org/staff/sheriff-wayne-ivey/Unclassified
spacecoastconservative.com/iveyresponse1.htmUnclassified
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References & footnotes
Every answer above with a [n] marker corresponds to one of the footnotes below. Wayback-archive links preserve the page as it read at our access date so a reader can verify the citation even if the original URL changes or disappears.
- [1]Oct 2021 — 'We are not the mask police'; deputies will not enforce school mask mandates, framed around parents' authority over their children; rebuked DOJ for investigating parents who voiced opposition to mask mandates. Unclassified
Oct 2021 — 'We are not the mask police'; deputies will not enforce school mask mandates, framed around parents' authority over their children; rebuked DOJ for investigating parents who voiced opposition to mask mandates.
- [2]Defended 'In God We Trust' decals on BCSO patrol cars on Fox & Friends Nov 2019 against Freedom From Religion Foundation objections — public Christian-public-square defense. Unclassified
Defended 'In God We Trust' decals on BCSO patrol cars on Fox & Friends Nov 2019 against Freedom From Religion Foundation objections — public Christian-public-square defense.
- [3]Oct 2021 — Ivey publicly opposed DOJ effort to investigate parents as 'threats of violence' over school-board mask debate, calling the framing inappropriate. Unclassified
Oct 2021 — Ivey publicly opposed DOJ effort to investigate parents as 'threats of violence' over school-board mask debate, calling the framing inappropriate.
- [4]March 2020 — spoke at Trinity Wellsprings Church (Satellite Beach) Men's Ministry Breakfast 'about his faith and protecting the foundation of the nation' — open Christian public profession as sheriff. Unclassified
March 2020 — spoke at Trinity Wellsprings Church (Satellite Beach) Men's Ministry Breakfast 'about his faith and protecting the foundation of the nation' — open Christian public profession as sheriff.
- [5]'You bring that crap to Brevard County, and you're going to end up in jail.' Anti-sanctuary, pro-enforcement signature. Unclassified
'You bring that crap to Brevard County, and you're going to end up in jail.' Anti-sanctuary, pro-enforcement signature.
- [6]'You bring that crap to Brevard County, and you're going to end up in jail.' Anti-sanctuary, pro-enforcement signature. Unclassified
'You bring that crap to Brevard County, and you're going to end up in jail.' Anti-sanctuary, pro-enforcement signature.
- [7]Brevard launched 287(g) in 2019 (years before DeSantis statewide expansion); Ivey joined Feb 2025 Illegal Immigration Street Task Force announcement; BCSO awarded ~$700K for immigration enforcement work. Unclassified
Brevard launched 287(g) in 2019 (years before DeSantis statewide expansion); Ivey joined Feb 2025 Illegal Immigration Street Task Force announcement; BCSO awarded ~$700K for immigration enforcement work.
- [8]Brevard launched 287(g) in 2019 (years before DeSantis statewide expansion); Ivey joined Feb 2025 Illegal Immigration Street Task Force announcement; BCSO awarded ~$700K for immigration enforcement work. Unclassified
Brevard launched 287(g) in 2019 (years before DeSantis statewide expansion); Ivey joined Feb 2025 Illegal Immigration Street Task Force announcement; BCSO awarded ~$700K for immigration enforcement work.
- [9]Viral 'arm up & prepare for an attack' video calling on citizens to arm themselves. Marshall Project: 'encourages citizens to arm themselves and confront the bad guys before his deputies arrive.'
Viral 'arm up & prepare for an attack' video calling on citizens to arm themselves. Marshall Project: 'encourages citizens to arm themselves and confront the bad guys before his deputies arrive.'
- [10]Viral 'arm up & prepare for an attack' video calling on citizens to arm themselves. Marshall Project: 'encourages citizens to arm themselves and confront the bad guys before his deputies arrive.' Unclassified
Viral 'arm up & prepare for an attack' video calling on citizens to arm themselves. Marshall Project: 'encourages citizens to arm themselves and confront the bad guys before his deputies arrive.'
- [11]Attended FL HB 543 constitutional carry signing April 2023: 'This bill is an important piece of legislation for our citizens to have the ability to protect themselves. Criminals don't go get a permit.' Sept 2025 open-carry video announcing deputies will not enforce ban after 1st DCA ruling. Unclassified
Attended FL HB 543 constitutional carry signing April 2023: 'This bill is an important piece of legislation for our citizens to have the ability to protect themselves. Criminals don't go get a permit.' Sept 2025 open-carry video announcing deputies will not enforce ban after 1st DCA ruling.
- [12]Attended FL HB 543 constitutional carry signing April 2023: 'This bill is an important piece of legislation for our citizens to have the ability to protect themselves. Criminals don't go get a permit.' Sept 2025 open-carry video announcing deputies will not enforce ban after 1st DCA ruling. Unclassified
Attended FL HB 543 constitutional carry signing April 2023: 'This bill is an important piece of legislation for our citizens to have the ability to protect themselves. Criminals don't go get a permit.' Sept 2025 open-carry video announcing deputies will not enforce ban after 1st DCA ruling.
- [13]Article framed around Ivey's explicit 'zero tolerance for crime' posture as central to Brevard safety record. Unclassified
Article framed around Ivey's explicit 'zero tolerance for crime' posture as central to Brevard safety record.
- [14]June 2025 press conference with AG Uthmeier ahead of 'No Kings' protests: 'If you throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at. Because we will kill you, graveyard dead.' Hard-line anti-riot. Right
June 2025 press conference with AG Uthmeier ahead of 'No Kings' protests: 'If you throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at. Because we will kill you, graveyard dead.' Hard-line anti-riot.
- [15]Public alignment with right-wing law-enforcement ideology, 'Constitutional Sheriff' rebrand, consistent opposition to defund movement implicit in 2020 race messaging. Unclassified
Public alignment with right-wing law-enforcement ideology, 'Constitutional Sheriff' rebrand, consistent opposition to defund movement implicit in 2020 race messaging.
- [16]DEVIATION: Gregory Edwards 2018 in-custody death (Army combat vet, restraint chair, pepper spray, spit hood, stun-gun barbs in back); BCSO fought 2+ years to release jail video, FLORIDA TODAY had to sue under PRA (released Nov 2020); federal §1983 force claims dismissed Mar 2023 but state negligence claim survived. Pattern of accountability resistance, not reform — q4 FALSE on high-bar discipline. Unclassified
DEVIATION: Gregory Edwards 2018 in-custody death (Army combat vet, restraint chair, pepper spray, spit hood, stun-gun barbs in back); BCSO fought 2+ years to release jail video, FLORIDA TODAY had to sue under PRA (released Nov 2020); federal §1983 force claims dismissed Mar 2023 but state negligence claim survived. Pattern of accountability resistance, not reform — q4 FALSE on high-bar discipline.
- [17]2013 signed statement refusing to enforce federal gun-control actions; rebranded FB page 'Constitutional Sheriff Wayne Ivey American Patriot.' Unclassified
2013 signed statement refusing to enforce federal gun-control actions; rebranded FB page 'Constitutional Sheriff Wayne Ivey American Patriot.'
- [18]Oct 2021 — Ivey publicly 'stands with America's workforce in fight against vaccine mandates.' Unclassified
Oct 2021 — Ivey publicly 'stands with America's workforce in fight against vaccine mandates.'
- [19]2013 signed statement refusing to enforce federal gun control; 'Constitutional Sheriff' public identity; called out 'anti-Second Amendment extremists' Ammoland April 2021. Unclassified
2013 signed statement refusing to enforce federal gun control; 'Constitutional Sheriff' public identity; called out 'anti-Second Amendment extremists' Ammoland April 2021.
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