Alex Villanueva
Republican candidate for Sheriff in California
Los Angeles County Sheriff winner?
$148.71
NOV 7, 2026
General Election
Voters choose the office holder.
Live Odds — Los Angeles County Sheriff winner?
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15%chance to win
$148.71NOV 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleFormer Sheriff
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationCalifornia
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BackgroundLaw enforcement officer (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)
EducationSan Bernardino Valley College — Associate’s degree (Liberal Arts)
Notable personal detailsAlejandro “Alex” Villanueva is an American former law enforcement officer who served as the 33rd Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California (2018–2022). He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served as a commissioned officer in the California Army National Guard. Villanueva spent decades with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and has run for office again following his term as sheriff.
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Political Positions
Healthcare
Villanueva publicly opposed enforcing COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates, calling the mask order not backed by science and describing mandates as an intrusion on personal choice. He also urged sheriff’s department employees to get vaccinated and shared COVID-19 information with them, making his broader healthcare position unclear from the available evidence.
Immigration & Border
Villanueva has backed limits on cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, including a permanent ban on transfers to ICE without a judicial warrant. He has also criticized deploying Border Patrol into sanctuary jurisdictions and framed his approach as separating local policing from civil immigration enforcement, while still supporting enforcement against cross-border criminal activity.
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Public Safety & Guns
Villanueva has backed broader public access to concealed carry permits and framed that expansion as a response to rising violent crime. He has also called for ending the manufacture and sale of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines, which points to support for significant gun restrictions as well.
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