Chris Nanos (D)
Sheriff · Countywide elected officers, Pima County
- How
- Elected
- Party
- Democrat
- Since
- January 2021
- Term ends
- Dec. 31, 2028
- Next election
- Nov. 7, 2028
- Pay
- $120,824 a year, by statute since Jan. 1, 2025: A.R.S. § 11-419(A).
What the office does
The sheriff is the county's chief peace officer. State law directs the sheriff to preserve the peace; arrest people who commit or attempt a public offense and bring them before a magistrate; prevent and suppress affrays, breaches of the peace, riots and insurrections; attend the courts when danger is anticipated; and take charge of the county jail and its prisoners. The sheriff also serves and returns legal process and notices, and conducts or coordinates search-and-rescue operations in the county.
Source: A.R.S. § 11-441.
In our reporting
- Pima County Supervisors Approve $1.8B Budget, Bonuses for Lowest-Paid Workers
- Pima County Board Asks Arizona Attorney General to Review Sheriff Nanos's Sworn Testimony
See the whole chart: Pima County.
Photo via Pima County Sheriff's Department official website
Who They Are was researched and written by Nicholas De Leon with Claude Fable 5.1 from the official pages, election canvasses, statutes and contracts linked on each chart; the reports naming each person are matched by code from What They Decided, and no model wrote any of it. Last updated 10:31 AM MST on October 5, 2026. Read more about how this is made.