[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 20, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4278-S4279]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO DONALD ESLINGER

 Mr. RUBIO. Mr. President, today I honor Donald Eslinger, the 
former Seminole County sheriff, for his induction into the Law 
Enforcement Officers' Hall of Fame.
  Sheriff Eslinger's law enforcement career began in 1978 as a radio 
dispatcher for the department. He subsequently rose through the ranks, 
leading in various roles at the department

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until his appointment as sheriff in 1991 and election to the position 
the next year. He served the community as sheriff for 25 years, 
retiring in 2017. Throughout his tenure, Sheriff Eslinger focused on 
mental health advocacy, crime reduction, and is responsible for the 
Kids House, Shop with the Sheriff, and Christmas Village programs.
  Sheriff Eslinger was nominated by law enforcement leaders to be 
inducted into the Florida Law Enforcement Officer' Hall of Fame. His 
induction was approved by Governor Rick Scott and the State cabinet. At 
his induction ceremony, Sheriff Eslinger noted protecting the most 
vulnerable in the community was at the core of the Seminole County 
Sheriff's Office under his leadership.
  Sheriff Eslinger earned his bachelor's degree from National Louis 
University and graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
National Academy in Virginia. He and his wife, Elise, have four 
children.
  I express my sincere gratitude to Sheriff Eslinger for his dedication 
to serving the community with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office, and 
I wish him the very best in his retirement.

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