Maj. Gary Sisk wants to succeed Phil Summers as Catoosa County’s next sheriff.
A nearly 22-year veteran of the force, Sisk joined the department at about the same time Summers became sheriff and for the past decade has served as chief deputy.
“I love working for the Sheriff’s Office and couldn’t think of working anywhere else,” Sisk said last week. “As chief deputy I oversee all the sheriff’s divisions and already fulfill the official duties [of sheriff]. It’s the political side that is not second nature.”
Sisk’s career in law enforcement has included him serving as a corrections and patrol officer as well as 10 years on Sheriff Summers’ command staff, where he has served as chief deputy for the past two and a half years.
“My 21-plus years of proven ability qualifies me,” he said. “The office of sheriff needs a dependable, experienced and proven leader, and I have a reputation as being the person that gets things done.”