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Pasco sheriff leadership: Jeff Harrington takes command after Chris Nocco resigns

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Newest development Nov 4, 2026 · 4 reportsPasco sheriff leadership: Jeff Harrington takes command after Chris Nocco resigns

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed veteran law enforcement leader Jeff Harrington as the permanent sheriff of Pasco County on Wednesday, filling the leadership vacancy created when former Sheriff Chris Nocco stepped down.

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  1. Pasco interim sheriff named after Nocco resigns

    Headline from WFLA ·

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    Pasco sheriff leadership: Jeff Harrington takes command after Chris Nocco resigns

    Headline from FOX 13 Tampa ·

Reports & sources

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  1. Tampa Bay Times

    Judge appoints interim Pasco sheriff as deadline neared for DeSantis to make appointment (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    The chief judge for Pinellas and Pasco counties issued an order Monday appointing an interim replacement for Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco as the deadline neared for Gov. Ron DeSantis to make the appointment before Nocco’s resignation took effect, records show. Judge Shawn Crane issued the order at 9 p.

  2. FOX 13 Tampa

    Chris Nocco resignation: Interim sheriff named for Pasco Sheriff's Office (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco officially resigned late Monday night as he runs for the District 21 State Senate seat, and his replacement has been named. Pasco sheriff leadership change Nocco's chief of staff, Jeff Harrington, will now serve as interim sheriff for the Pasco Sheriff's Office, the …

  3. WFLA

    Pasco interim sheriff named after Nocco resigns (opens WFLA)

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    PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA)— Pasco Sheriff's Office announced an interim sheriff after the resignation of Sheriff Chris Nocco. Chief of Staff Jeff Harrington was appointed as interim sheriff by the Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit pursuant to Florida Law, PSO said.

  4. FOX 13 Tampa

    Gov. DeSantis appoints Jeff Harrington as permanent Pasco sheriff (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Jeff Harrington as the permanent sheriff of Pasco County on Wednesday, elevating the veteran law enforcement leader just one day after he took over the post in an interim capacity.

  5. Tampa Bay Times

    DeSantis appoints Jeffrey Harrington as Pasco sheriff (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco’s chief of staff, who was already interim sheriff after a judge’s appointment on Monday , to complete the last two years of Nocco’s term. The Sheriff’s Office announced the DeSantis appointment about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

  6. WFLA

    LIVE: Pasco Sheriff's Office introduces new sheriff (opens WFLA)

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    PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA)— Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Interim Sheriff Jeff Harrington as the next permanent sheriff of Pasco County. Sheriff Harrington is set to speak on Thursday at 1 p.m. According to the Pasco Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Harrington has worked more than 30 years in law enforcem…

  7. FOX 13 Tampa

    Pasco sheriff leadership: Jeff Harrington takes command after Chris Nocco resigns (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed veteran law enforcement leader Jeff Harrington as the permanent sheriff of Pasco County on Wednesday, filling the leadership vacancy created when former Sheriff Chris Nocco stepped down.

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