Rockwall County Sheriff Candidate Andrew Hawkes receives endorsement from McKinney Police Association

(ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Jan. 13, 2016) Andrew Hawkes, a 1989 Rockwall High School graduate, has received the endorsement of The McKinney Police Association. The association states, Andrew has “leadership qualities” and “is well regarded as an expert in the law enforcement community.” The Association strongly encourages the citizens of Rockwall County to vote for […]

Rockwall County Sheriff candidate receives endorsement of conservative talk show host Ben Ferguson

(ROCKWALL, TX – Dec. 28, 2015) On December 23, 2015, Andrew Hawkes’ campaign for Rockwall County Sheriff received the endorsement of Ben Ferguson, a nationally syndicated Republican conservative talk show host of the Ben Ferguson Show, heard locally on WBAP 820. Mr. Ferguson is also a news contributor to Fox News and CNN. Mr. Ferguson […]

Andrew Hawkes files for ballot placement for Rockwall County Sheriff

Meet and Greet Nov. 28 (ROCKWALL COUNTY, TX – Nov. 23, 2015) Andrew Hawkes, a 1989 Rockwall High School graduate and 25 year law enforcement veteran administrator, officially filed on November 14, all documents to be placed on the ballot as he seeks the republican nomination for Rockwall County Sheriff in the 2016 primary election. […]

Andrew Hawkes to seek Republican nomination for Rockwall County Sheriff

Meet the Candidate event March 28 at Rockwall Golf  & Athletic Club  ROCKWALL, TX (Feb. 18, 2015) Andrew Hawkes, a 1989 Rockwall High School graduate and 24 year law enforcement veteran administrator has announced he will seek the republican nomination for Rockwall County Sheriff in the 2016 primary election. Andrew began his law enforcement career […]

Ode to the Patrol Officer

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 21, 2015) Chiefs and Sheriffs may be in the limelight, on the news and in the papers, but the beat cops – the patrolmen – are the backbone of modern law enforcement, and they are the protector of our cities, counties and schools. Having courage to put on that uniform and climb […]

‘Just the facts, ma’am’

ROCKWALL, TX (Jan. 1, 2015) I can remember countless hours spent as a kid in my pajamas in front of the “boob tube,” as my mother would call it, watching all my childhood Hollywood heroes.  And those heroes of mine always had one thing in common – they were all public servants. There was nothing […]

Blue lights on my Christmas tree

ROCKWALL, TX (Dec. 13, 2014) As I sit and write this under a full moon, we have at least 107 job openings in law enforcement across the country — each and every one of those vacancies is the result of a brother or sister in blue giving the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. […]