Craig Owens

Sheriff Craig Owens is a law enforcement professional with more than 30 years of service to his local community and the United States military.

Following family tradition, he enlisted in the Army upon graduating high school. After four years in the military, he joined the Cobb County Police Department and transitioned his military service to the Army Reserves, with a stint in the Army National Guard. He retired from the Army Reserves in the summer of 2020, achieving the rank of command sergeant major.

In 2020, at the urging of community leaders, Owens filed paperwork to run for Cobb County Sheriff. A political newcomer, he was able to build bipartisan support by running on a platform of restoring trust to the sheriff’s office. On November 5, 2020, the voters of Cobb County overwhelmingly elected Owens as their new sheriff.