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The National Rifle Association endorses Rick Beseler for Sheriff
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FL – Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler has recently received the joint endorsement of the National Rifle Association and the Unified Sportsmen of Florida.
“Your position on matters relating to the individual right to keep and bear arms is extremely important to law-abiding firearms owners in your county. These fundamental rights are guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the US Constitution and by Article I, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution and are protected by statutory law. These rights are the foundation of freedom and are pivotal to many voters,” explained Marion Hammer, NRA Past President and Executive Director of the Unified Sportsmen of Florida.
“The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund and Unified Sportsmen of Florida are pleased to inform you that both organizations have endorsed you for election to the Constitutional Office of Sheriff of Clay County. We appreciate your support of the Second Amendment, self-defense, and anti-crime issues,” said Hammer. “It is your support of these important issues that has earned you our endorsement.”
Beseler stated, “I’ve been a lifelong supporter of the NRA and our Second Amendment rights. Our citizens must have the right to defend themselves, their family and their property against criminal activity.”
Rick Beseler is a native of Clay County and a graduate of Clay High School. In 1973, at the age of 19, he joined the Green Cove Springs Police Department and attained the rank of Sergeant. In 1978, he joined the State Attorney's Office in Jacksonville and rose through the ranks to become the Chief Investigator in 1993. During those years, he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology from Florida State University and a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice Management from the University of North Florida and also graduated from the 141st Session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA. He retired on December 31, 2003, after 30 years of service to the citizens of the State of Florida and began to campaign for the Office of Clay County Sheriff. On August 3l, 2004, he was elected and was sworn in on January 4, 2005, as Clay County's 27th Sheriff and subsequently won re-election in 2008.
Rick and his wife of 31 years Joan reside in Green Cove Springs and have 3 grown children and 4 grandchildren. Rick and Joan are active members of the First United Methodist Church of Green Cove Springs.
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