Politics & Government

Scott Swope, Democratic Candidate for Pinellas County Sheriff

Swope served six years as a Pinellas County sheriff's deputy before becoming a lawyer.

General Information

Name : Mr. Scott Swope
Age : 43
Place of residence : Palm Harbor, Florida

Education

College

Attended college : Yes
College : University of South Florida
Degree : Finance
Year of graduation : 1994

Grad school

Ph D.

University : University of Florida
Area of research : Jurisprudence
Year of graduation : 1997

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Employment Information

Job titles held : Deputy Sheriff, Attorney
Employers : Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Swope Law, P.L.

Political Information

Party affiliation : Democrat
Running for a: Local office
Running for position: Pinellas County Sheriff
Chamber/district:
Incumbent: No
Previous elective offices : NA
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices: NA

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Party HQ

Address P.O. Box 1021
Palm Harbor
FL
34682-1021

Campaign Manager

Name : Margaret Swope

URLs

Website : SwopeForSheriff.com
Facebook : www.Facebook.com/Swopeforsheriff

Other facts

I started my law enforcement career when I was hired by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office at the age of 19. I was promoted to corporal and worked as a field training officer and traffic homicide investigator. While working as a deputy, I attended college part-time and earned my degree in business finance. I left the Sheriff's Office to attend law school at the University of Florida. I have practice law in Pinellas County for 14 years in the areas of civil litigation, estate planning, probate, and corporate law. I live in Palm Harbor with my wife and two children.


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