Biography

Sheriff Bobby McCallum began his career with the Levy County Sheriff’s Office in 1969 as a dispatcher and jailer. Over the next 30 years, he served in critical roles with the Levy County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida Highway Patrol, and the Eighth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office. In 2012, he was elected Sheriff of Levy County. He was re-elected in 2016 and 2020 and made history by being the first Sheriff in the county to run unopposed. He earned a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Nova University and is a graduate of the Florida Highway Patrol Academy, the National Institute for Undersheriffs at the University of Southern California, and the National Crime Prevention Institute at the University of Louisville and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida. Sheriff McCallum is an active member if the Chiefland United Methodist Church. Near and dear to his heart is the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches where he has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has served as the Past Treasurer, Vice President and President of the Florida Sheriffs Association.