American Sheriff’s Dinner
Tickets: $450
Cocktail Attire
We have secured an overnight room block at the Hilton Waterfront hotel for the discounted rate of $295/night plus taxes and fees. Guests have until October 11th to book their overnight rooms and can do so by emailing Kirstin Gadiel at kgadiel@claremont.org.
An evening of patriotism and conviviality, honoring the work of longtime patriot and tireless defender of America and her founding principles—our 2023 American Sheriff Award Recipient, Sheriff Chad Bianco. Also featuring special remarks from former United States Attorney General, Senator Jeff Sessions.
Speakers
Ryan P. Williams
President, Claremont Institute
Prior to becoming president in 2017, Ryan Williams held positions at the Claremont Institute as Chief Operating Officer, Director of Programs, Director of Special Projects, Assistant Director of Programs, and Research Assistant. He has taught American politics and political philosophy as an adjunct professor at California State University, San Bernardino and Cal Poly Pomona. A 2004 Publius Fellow of the Claremont Institute, Williams holds a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from Hillsdale College and an M.A. in Politics from Claremont Graduate University. A native of Southern California, he was born in Santa Monica before moving to Encinitas in north county San Diego. He is the Publisher of The American Mind. He now resides in Claremont with his wife Amelia and their children.
Chad Bianco
Sheriff, Riverside County, California
Chad Bianco was first elected Sheriff, Coroner, and Public Administrator of Riverside County, California, in 2018, and in 2022 he was re-elected to his second term. He is a twenty-nine-year veteran of the Sheriff's Office. As Sheriff, he serves as the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of Riverside County.
Sheriff Bianco began his career with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office on December 30, 1993. His first assignment was in Corrections at the Robert Presley Detention Center. He then worked patrol and narcotics in the City of Lake Elsinore. Sheriff Bianco held supervisory and management positions at the Jurupa Valley Station, Moreno Valley Station, Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility, and Hemet Station. Additionally, he served administrative assignments in Internal Affairs, and Corrections Administration and Planning. As the fourteenth Sheriff of Riverside County, Sheriff Bianco also serves as Coroner and Public Administrator.
Sheriff Bianco oversees the county’s five jail facilities, six court buildings, a civil bureau, the Coroner’s Bureau, Public Administrator’s Office, seventeen contract cities, 4,000 dedicated employees and an operating budget of over nine hundred million dollars. Sheriff Bianco is a member of the California State Coroners Association, Major County Sheriffs’ Association, National Sheriffs’ Association, Western States Sheriffs’ Association and is on the Board of Directors for the California State Sheriffs’ Association.
Sheriff Bianco is married with four children and two grandchildren. He and his wife, Denise, live in the Woodcrest area of Riverside. Sheriff Bianco believes in service above self, and hopes that his priorities of God, family, and service will provide meaningful guidance and direction as the Sheriff’s Office engages in an unprecedented change of culture to positively influence and engage our community.
Sheriff Bianco began his career with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office on December 30, 1993. His first assignment was in Corrections at the Robert Presley Detention Center. He then worked patrol and narcotics in the City of Lake Elsinore. Sheriff Bianco held supervisory and management positions at the Jurupa Valley Station, Moreno Valley Station, Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility, and Hemet Station. Additionally, he served administrative assignments in Internal Affairs, and Corrections Administration and Planning. As the fourteenth Sheriff of Riverside County, Sheriff Bianco also serves as Coroner and Public Administrator.
Sheriff Bianco oversees the county’s five jail facilities, six court buildings, a civil bureau, the Coroner’s Bureau, Public Administrator’s Office, seventeen contract cities, 4,000 dedicated employees and an operating budget of over nine hundred million dollars. Sheriff Bianco is a member of the California State Coroners Association, Major County Sheriffs’ Association, National Sheriffs’ Association, Western States Sheriffs’ Association and is on the Board of Directors for the California State Sheriffs’ Association.
Sheriff Bianco is married with four children and two grandchildren. He and his wife, Denise, live in the Woodcrest area of Riverside. Sheriff Bianco believes in service above self, and hopes that his priorities of God, family, and service will provide meaningful guidance and direction as the Sheriff’s Office engages in an unprecedented change of culture to positively influence and engage our community.
Jeff Sessions
Former U.S. Attorney General
Jeff Sessions is a politician and lawyer who served as the 84th Attorney General of the United States, from January 2017 until November 2018. Sessions also represented Alabama in the U.S. Senate from 1997 to 2017 and is the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama and former Alabama Attorney General. As a prosecutor and elected official, Sessions championed conservative social and economic issues, focusing his energies on maintaining a strong military, upholding the rule of law, limiting the role of government, and providing tax relief to stimulate economic growth and to empower Americans to keep more of their hard-earned money.
