"Stacey Kincaid made history when she won Fairfax County’s race for sheriff in November: All of her predecessors in the 271-year history of the office — 76 total — were men.
Kincaid said she hopes shattering that glass ceiling is just the start of changes she wants to bring to an office in which only one in five deputies is a woman and just 32 percent are nonwhite.
Kincaid said she wants to create opportunities for women and minorities in the department, which oversees the county jail, manages courthouse security and serves civil papers. She said it’s essential for the job.
“Fairfax County is so diverse,” Kincaid said. “It’s bigger than skin color. It’s the diversity of beliefs and everything else. Any law enforcement agency needs to try to understand that diversity to be effective.'..."
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