Todd Brackett

Office Sought: Lincoln County Sheriff

District:

Towns Served: Lincoln County

About Todd Brackett

Sheriff Todd Brackett began his career in law enforcement in 1985 as a corrections officer in the Kennebec County Jail. In 1986 he was promoted to deputy sheriff in the patrol division of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and served as a K-9 handler until 1988. He and his K-9 partner “Cliff” moved to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office in October of 1988, where he served as a K-9 handler for another 7 years.  He was promoted within the patrol division in 1990 where he served as a supervisor for 8 years. 

In December of 1998 he was appointed Police Chief in the Town of Damariscotta where he served for four years. Todd was elected Lincoln County Sheriff in November of 2002 and has served in that capacity for the past 23 years.  In November of 2022 he was reelected to serve his 6th four year term as Sheriff. 

Sheriff Brackett has also served as a Governor’s appointee to the Maine Children’s Growth Council and Inter-Governmental Advisory Council and currently represents Maine Sheriffs on the Maine Recovery Council and Maine’s overdose review panel. He is an active member with Fight Crime Invest in Kids. 

Sheriff Brackett is a Past- President of the Maine Sheriffs’ Association from 2007 – 2009 and now serves on the executive committee as Treasurer for the Association. Today, he is Maine’s “Senior Sheriff” serving more than 20 years and having tenure among those currently holding the Office. 

Todd lives in Nobleboro with his wife Martha, who share five children and eight grandchildren.

Platform Issues:

• To provide top quality public safety services that the people of Lincoln County can trust and depend on.
• Sharing of information and transparency in our operations is key to building and maintaining public trust and will remain one of my priorities.
• I will continue to prioritize prevention, education, and intervention services to our two most vulnerable populations our youth and our seniors – with a specific focus on elder fraud and abuse and substance use disorder and the ever present challenge of illicit drugs here in Lincoln County.