US president-elect Donald Trump has picked Florida sheriff Chad Chronister to head the Drug Enforcemnet Administration.
Trump took to Truth Social to announce has Chronister will work with his Department of Justice chief Pam Bondi to keep the US border secure and put a stop to flow of fentanyl and other drugs.
Once the Senate confirms his appointment, Chronister will succeed Anne Milgram.
Who is Chad Chronister?
Chad Chronister, who has an experience of 32 years, has been serving as Hillborough County sheriff in Florida since 2017. His wife is Nikki DeBartolo and they have two sons.
Chronister graduated from the FBI's National Academy's 260th Session.
He was appointed by Governor Rick Scott in 2017 and has won reelection twice after that. According to Trump, Chronister has be conferred with awards for keeping his community SAFE."
Chronister was the co-chair of the Regional Domestic Security Task Force for Region IV Tampa Bay. He also served as the member of Florida Attorney General's Statewide Council on Human Trafficking. He has a bachelor's and master's in science in criminal justice from St. Leo University.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody congratulated Chronister over his nomination, saying he has fought on the "frontlines of the opioid crisis".
"I know his leadership and decades of experience will be invaluable as we work to combat the flow of Mexican fentanyl into our county," Moody wrote.
Besides Chronister and Bondi, Trump chose Kash Patel to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
