Meet And Greet: DeKalb County Sheriff Candidate Ruth Stringer

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — DeKalb County's 2020 Sheriff candidate Ruth Stringer has scheduled a special meet and greet Tuesday. The U.S. Marine veteran and 2017 interim sheriff, announced in December that she would run in the Special Sheriff's election that's set for March 24.

Stringer's meet and greet fundraiser is open to the public and will run from 4:30 - 7 p.m. at Ashby Family Law Firm, located at 4500 Hugh Howell Road, Suite 600, in Tucker.

After being honorably discharged from the Marines, Stringer worked through the ranks from detention officer to Major. She has worked all divisions such as Service, as the Human Resources Supervisor, Assistant Commander for the Office of Professional Standards, Court Division Commander, Jail Division Assistant Commander, and Training Background and Recruitment Commander. She was named Officer of the Year in 2010 by the DeKalb Bar Association. Stringer was presented the Medal of Valor after saving a child from being sexually assaulted. She was appointed interim sheriff in 2017 by DeKalb Superior Court Chief Judge Courtney Johnson.

Currently, Melody Maddox is sheriff after former Sheriff Jeffrey Mann announced an early retirement in November. Maddox announced that she plans to run in the 2020 race to serve a full term.

The full list of qualified candidates, as posted on the Georgia secretary of state’s website:

• Geraldine Champion
• Harold Dennis
• Adam Gardner
• Ted Golden
• Antonio “Block” Johnson
• Kyle Keith Jones
• Melody Maddox
• Carl Mobley