Sheriff David Hathaway
Santa Cruz County, AZ
https://santacruzsheriff.org/about-us/meet-the-sheriff
Sheriff David Hathaway was born and raised in Nogales, Arizona. He is a member of a five-generation ranching family that has lived in the area since the 1800s, before Arizona statehood. After graduating from the University of Arizona, he started his law enforcement career as a deputy sheriff with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office working under Sheriffs Teyechea and Bracamonte. He then embarked on a federal law enforcement career and worked in multiple DEA offices in the U.S. and in foreign countries where he occupied various supervisory positions. His last assignment before retiring was as the head of the DEA office in Nogales. David and his wife Karen have both known each other since their public school days in Nogales. They have nine children together and several grandchildren.
Sheriff Hathaway works to promote the diverse cultural and economic aspects of our communit