Pat Hedges is the Sheriff-Coroner of San Luis Obispo County.  He has held that position for more than 10 years and he has been with the Sheriff’s Department for the past 32 years.  He has lived in San Luis Obispo County for more than 50 years, attending schools in Morro Bay and earning an AA degree at Cuesta College.  Pat also has a four-year degree from Sacramento State University in Administration of Justice.

The position of Sheriff-Coroner is an elected position and has a term of 4 years.  The department currently employs nearly 400 employees and is responsible for law enforcement for an area in excess of 3200 square miles.  The department is also mandated to maintain a county jail and accept arrestees from all law enforcement agencies in the county.  The county jail currently houses over 500 inmates.

Sheriff Hedges currently serves on the Board of Governors for the County’s Narcotics Task Force and has previously served on many Community Boards including; San Luis Obispo County Criminal Justice Administrators Association, North County Women’s Shelter and the Sexual Assault Recovery and Prevention Center (formerly known as the Rape Crisis Center), San Luis Obispo County Mental Health Board, San Luis Obispo County United Way, Latino Outreach Council, State and County Cattlemen’s Associations, and the International Footprinters Association.