TIM LAMPERT OFFICIALLY FILES CANDIDACY FOR DUBOIS COUNTY SHERIFF

Dubois County Sheriff’s Department SRO Tim Lampert, 57, of Jasper, officially filed his candidacy for Dubois County Sheriff on the Republican ticket in the 2026 election. 

A lifelong resident of Dubois County, Lampert is the son of Dennis and the late Linda (Recker) Lampert of Jasper. He is married to Jennifer (Schwenk) of Ireland and has three children, Logan, Caleb, and Lexi. With 35 years of dedicated service in the Dubois County Sheriff’s Department, Lampert has held a variety of roles, gaining extensive experience in law enforcement and community safety. 

Lampert began his career in 1990 as a jail officer before being promoted to road deputy in 1994. In 2011, he was appointed Chief Deputy, a position he held for eight years, overseeing critical operations and securing funding for public safety initiatives. He passed several State Board of Account audits with no issues as well as several other audits from state and federal agencies. Now entering his 35th year with the department, he continues to serve the community as a School Resource Officer. His extensive experience includes leading investigations into burglaries, accidents, and deaths. He is a certified general instructor and certified firearm’s instructor as well as ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate) active shooter instructor. He has trained hundreds of officers locally, at other law enforcement agencies and at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. He is currently a School Resource Officer and is a licensed teacher through the Indiana Department of Education’s Workplace Specialist Program. 

While Lampert was Chief Deputy, he successfully obtained thousands of dollars from grants to provide equipment and extra manpower hours to assist officers in removing drunk drivers and drugs from the streets, an effort that increases community safety. “As Sheriff I will continue to pursue grants to bring state and federal money into our county to save local taxpayer money and to provide additional equipment for the officers to be able to do their jobs safely and effectively” Lampert said. 

“I intend to put forth the resources necessary to combat crimes and drugs, ensuring the safety of our community, Lampert stated. Once these individuals are incarcerated and off the street, he intends to provide programming to help them address their addiction and mental health needs. “My goal is not just to arrest offenders but to ensure they have the resources to break free from the cycle of addiction and crime and address their mental health needs. This includes supporting and educating their families, children, and loved ones who are often caught in the cycle,” Lampert stated. “A safer community starts with proactive solutions.” 

“Our local JRAC (Justice Reinvestment Advisory Committee), Dubois County Community Foundation, and CARES (Coalition for Adolescent Resilience and Empowerment Strategies) as well as several other local entities have done an amazing job of bringing millions of dollars of grant money into our community to address these needs. I look forward to working with them in the future to help these individuals understand their addictions and mental health and to take the necessary steps to help themselves. Local statistics have shown these programs reduce recidivism and make our community safer.” Lampert said. 

A few of Lampert’s past experience and duties include: supervising sheriff’s department staff, assisting officers on day to day calls, maintaining training records for the department, submitting reports for bias crimes, entering and maintaining warrants through the National Crime Information Center and the Indiana Data and Communications System (and validating all entries into the system) providing active shooter training to schools and county employees, as well as firearm instruction for several police agencies. He was voted Best Public Safety Official for 3 years in a row in the Best of Dubois County. 

Lampert’s leadership experience extends beyond law enforcement. He has been actively involved in several community organizations. He has been a member of and past team leader of the multi-agency emergency response team, past law enforcement representative on the Dubois County Substance Abuse Council, and past 911 Advisory Board member. He has been a member of the Local Emergency Planning Committee, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing team, the National Archery in School Program, NRA, FOP, Dubois County Sportsman’s Club, Jasper Outdoor Recreation, Moose, and is a current member of St. Isidore Parish, Celestine just to name a few. 

“With the ever-changing situations and danger faced by emergency professionals, I believe that the officers and citizens of Dubois County deserve a strong, experienced leader that has integrity and holds their best interests in mind. Dubois County is a great place to live and raise a family, and I will work to keep it that way.” 

“With my extensive experience, leadership skills, integrity and dedication to this community, I am prepared to serve as the next Dubois County Sheriff,” Lampert said.