Sheriff Lew Evangelidis

Sheriff - Worcester County Sheriff's Office

Sheriff Lew Evangelidis was elected Worcester County Sheriff on November 2, 2010. Since then, Sheriff Evangelidis has remained committed to running the Sheriff’s Department based on the mission of professionalism and public safety. As Worcester County Sheriff, Evangelidis has increased the hiring standards to the highest in the field of corrections in the Commonwealth. Evangelidis is also currently the only Sheriff in Massachusetts who does not accept political contributions from employees or their spouses, a policy that has promoted a better working environment for all employees. Evangelidis’ previous public service includes serving as an Assistant State Attorney in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and an Assistant District Attorney in Suffolk County, MA. Evangelidis also served in the Massachusetts Legislature from 2002 to 2010, serving on the Joint Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Public Safety. Additionally, Evangelidis practiced law for over 20 years as an Associate at Wausau Insurance Company and the law firm of Pellegrini and Seeley. Sheriff Evangelidis attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Economics in 1983, and received his Juris Doctorate from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia in 1987. Evangelidis currently serves as a member of the Massachusetts Port Authority Board of Directors and serves on the Worcester County Opioid Task Force. Lew Evangelidis is honored to serve as Sheriff in the largest county in Massachusetts, which includes 60 towns and over 850,000 residents.

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