Thank you Nueces County for allowing me to serve you for 4 more years.

34 YEARS  OF PROVEN LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE

 

Jim Kaelin..."Promises made, Promises Kept."

  • Nueces County Sheriff, 2006 - Present
  • TX Department of Public Safety,  Lieutenant 1972-2001 (29 Years of  Service)
  • Former Deputy Constable Nueces County 1970-1972
  • Former Deputy Sheriff Nueces County 1968-1969
  • Master Peace Officers Certification 1997
  • TCLOSE Certified Firearms Instructor 1999
  • Advanced Safety Certification National Safety Council
  • Certified Defensive Driving Instructor
  • Over 4000 hours of  Law Enforcement Classroom Training
  • Commissioned as a  "Special Texas Ranger" 2001

Education 

  • Graduated Del Mar College AAS Degree, Police Science 1971
  • Graduated Department of Public Safety Training Academy 1972
  • Graduated NW University School of Police Staff and Command 1989
  • Adjunct Instructor Del Mar College Regional Police Academy
  • Certified Police Firearms Instructor
  • Certified Law Enforcement Instructor

 Proven Leadership

  • Boy Scouts of America  -  Eagle Scout
  • Former Board of Governors, Shriners Hospital for Children Houston
  • Past President Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association
  • Past President Uniformed Safety Education Officers Association
  • Past Chairman, Board of Directors, OxyChem Citizen Advisory Review Board
  • Past President Southside Rotary Club 1999-2000
  • Member Corpus Christi West Rotary Club
  • Former Elder, Bethany Christian Church
  • Former Chairman of the Board, Bethany Christian Church
  • Past Potentate Al Amin Shriners 2003
  • Life Member Shrine Clown Unit
  • Life Member Texas PTA

Community Involvement

  • Coastal Bend Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse -Past President and current Advisory Board Member
  • Goodwill Industries of South Texas - Emeritus Board Member
  • American Diabetes Association   - Past Board Member
  • Driscoll Children's Hospital - Former Member of Child Fatality Review Team
  • Boy Scouts of America - Executive Board Member
  • Member of the Corpus Christi Mustangs

Awards

  • Elected to the Del Mar College "Wall of Fame" by the Del Mar Former Students Association - 2007
  • Liberty Bell Award Young Lawyers Association 1991 
  • AAMVA Award of Merit for the Development of a Safety Program  titled  "The Magic Knot Club"
  • W E Hale Award, Branson, Mo. Child Safety Program Development 1988 

     Military  

  • US Army, Staff Sergeant (E-6) 1959-1968 
  • Vietnam Combat Veteran- 6th Battalion 31st Infantry, 9th Infantry Division
  • Honorable Discharge1968

     Family

  • Married for 32 years to Sharon Bryzelak Kaelin
  • Five Children - (3) Daughters and (2) Sons - both sons are serving the State of Texas. Both sons are employeed by the Department of Public Safety. One is a Sergeant in theTexas Rangers  and the other is a Sergeant in the Criminal Intelligence Service.   Jim has one daughter who is a full time homemaker, another daughter is working as a teacher's aid  (special education classroom) and one daughter working as a physical therapist 
  • Jim and Sharon have seven grandchildren  
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  Pd Pol Adv to Re-Elect Sheriff Jim Kaelin , PO Box 2703, Corpus Christi, TX 78403-2703, Robert Rios, Trea