13 Facts About Sandra Hutchens

Sandra Sue Hutchens was an American law enforcement officer who was the Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County, California.

Sandra Hutchens was appointed to the position on June 10,2008, replacing acting sheriff Jack Anderson, who had led the department since the January 14,2008 resignation of Mike Carona.

In 2017 Hutchens announced that she would not seek re-election for a third term.

Sandra Hutchens endorsed the successful election bid of Undersheriff Don Barnes.

Sandra Hutchens was raised in Long Beach, California where she graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School.

Sandra Hutchens was a graduate of the University of La Verne, with a bachelor's degree in Public Administration.

However, the Orange County Grand Jury has come out in favor of the sheriff, issuing a report strongly condemning the Board of Supervisors for interfering with the responsibilities of the sheriff's department and determining that Sandra Hutchens' policy is legal.

Seven former top officials at the Orange County Sheriff's Department filed wrongful termination claims against the county, alleging Sheriff Sandra Hutchens lied when she said they were laid off for budgetary reasons.

Sandra Hutchens said she chose to lay off the top administrators to keep investigator positions, and that the layoffs saved the department $2.2 million as part of a $28 million plan to pare the agency's budget.

Sandra Hutchens settled the dispute out of court, agreeing to remove the misstatement from her ballot statement.

Sandra Hutchens told the Trump administration she wanted her department to cooperate more closely with federal immigration agents.

Sandra Hutchens' husband Larry is a retired assistant police chief for the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Sandra Hutchens died from breast cancer on January 4,2021.