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Democratic 2022 Sheriff

Patrick W. McDermott

Patrick McDermott grew up on Taylor Street in Quincy with his younger brother Chris. Through his parents, Charlie and Patricia, Patrick learned the values of hard work, commitment and leadership by taking initiative and setting an example.Throughout his childhood, Patrick worked hard, balancing both choir and academics at Boston Archdiocesan Choir School, and then moving on to attend BC High.Without a choir to pursue his musical talent at BC High, Patrick turned to sports. When the experience of the other students did not allow him to make the team, Patrick did not let that discourage him… he took the lead and created his own intramural football team.

Work with our Communities to increase Public Safety for All

  • Bring together community groups and municipalities to develop community based approaches to public safety issues. 
  • Develop a county-wide community online resource center to connect residents to public health and safety resources. 
  • Serve as a county-wide hub when public health and safety crises arise
  • Expand and identify new community partnerships to expand the effectiveness of existing programs, like the yellow dot program and R U OK, and create additional avenues to serve Norfolk County residents. 
  • Seek out and focus on the perspectives of diverse ethnic communities and immigrant populations across Norfolk County when developing policies and programming in the Sheriff’s Office
  • Work with health care professionals and non-profit organizations to address addiction and help people get the services they need, before they are in crisis
  • Work to break cycles of domestic violence by working closely with victims (including notifications of release of abusers) as well as providing training, counseling, and programming for abusers in custody.
  • Increase youth programming including expanding the Sheriff’s camp to include a location in the southern part of the county, increase participation from one week to two weeks.
  • Implement a “counselor-in-training” program at the camp for kids 14-17, to increase their leadership skills and keep them on the right path. 
  • Seek out additional grant money not being utilized to increase the effectiveness of public safety programs around the county.