Donald J. Valenza

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About this race

The county's chief law-enforcement officer. Runs the sheriff's office and usually the county jail, patrols areas outside city police departments, and serves court papers.

1 candidate ran for Houston County Sheriff in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Immigration enforcement (ICE 287(g))

ICE's list of 287(g) participating agencies shows no agreement for Houston County's sheriff's office.

Under 287(g), ICE trains and authorizes local officers to carry out some federal immigration duties. From ICE's list of participating agencies, as of October 28, 2026. Whether to keep, change or end an agreement is up to the sheriff.

Where they stand

Strongly right, from the giving patterns of their campaign donors (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). Based on the 20 donors to their 2018 campaign for sheriff. DIME doesn't name donors: it places each one by everyone they give to, then places the candidate by their donors.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Funding

$5,100 raised.

Source: Alabama Secretary of State (FCPA reporting system), reports through 2026-03-17.

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What party is Donald J. Valenza?

Donald J. Valenza is running as a Republican.

What does the Houston County Sheriff seat do?

The county's chief law-enforcement officer. Runs the sheriff's office and usually the county jail, patrols areas outside city police departments, and serves court papers.

How much money has Donald J. Valenza raised?

$5,100 as of the latest state campaign-finance filings.

Is Donald J. Valenza liberal or conservative?

On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Donald J. Valenza is strongly right, from the giving patterns of their campaign donors (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). This comes from published research, not our opinion.

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