ELECT KIM BIRCHFIELD SHERIFF

Birchfield worked for the Elizabethton Police Department from 1978–1982 before going to the sheriff’s office where he advanced from deputy sheriff to Lieutenant in Criminal Investigations. He spent 24 years with the Johnson City Police Department where he served in various roles.

After retiring from the JCPD in 2008, Birchfield was hired in 2011 as Gate City’s chief of police where he remained until 2014. He also worked for Bluff City’s police department from Sept. 2019 to Aug. 2020.

“I plan on using my background, experience, and training to further the Carter County Sheriff’s Department in order to improve the overall performance and to earn the respect of our employees and the citizens to whom we serve,”