Timothy "Tim" Shaffer

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.

2 candidates ran for Lyon County Sheriff in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Immigration enforcement (ICE 287(g))

Lyon County's sheriff's office has 2 agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under the 287(g) program: Jail Enforcement Model (signed June 3, 2025); Warrant Service Officer (signed June 3, 2025).

• Jail Enforcement Model: identifying and processing people booked into the county jail on state or local charges who may be removable.
• Warrant Service Officer: serving ICE administrative warrants on people already held in the county jail.

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.

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This is a nonpartisan race, so we don't estimate where candidates fall from their campaign materials or look up their personal voter registration. We'd place Timothy "Tim" Shaffer only with a published academic score (from a voting record or campaign donors), and we haven't found one we can reliably source.

We haven't found a campaign site or candidate questionnaire for Timothy "Tim" Shaffer yet.

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What does the Lyon 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.

Who is Timothy "Tim" Shaffer running against?

Brad Pope, for Lyon County Sheriff.

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