Carolyn Bunny Welsh
Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh | |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of Chester County | |
| In office January 4, 2000 – January 1, 2020 | |
| Succeeded by | Fredda Maddox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 28, 1943 Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Republican |
| Nickname | Bunny |
Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh is the former sheriff of Chester County, Pennsylvania, serving from 2000 to 2020. She was the county's first female sheriff[1] as well as both the vice president and president of the Pennsylvania Sheriffs' Association. She was inducted into the International Police Hall of Fame and received numerous awards during her years of service. She served on the national advisory board of Women for Trump and was vice chairman of America's Sheriffs for Trump. In 2019, Welsh was charged with two misdemeanors for allowing her deputies to work on a fundraiser for the canine unit. She pled nolo contendre and paid restitution.
Welsh attended Wesley College and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "SHERIFF: Sheriff Bio". Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
External links
[edit]- Sheriff: Carolyn Bunny Welsh Chester County Sheriff's Office
Categories:
- Living people
- Women sheriffs
- Pennsylvania sheriffs
- Women in Pennsylvania politics
- American women police officers
- Pennsylvania Republicans
- 2016 United States presidential electors
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 21st-century American politicians
- People from Chadds Ford Township, Pennsylvania
- 1943 births