{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDaniel Trivette, 44, is an independent candidate for White County Sheriff in the August 6, 2026 general election, challenging Republican incumbent Steve Page [2][3]. In candidate questionnaires he has named employee retention, transparency, and proactive criminal enforcement as the biggest issues facing the sheriff's office, and has proposed a field-training program, a restructuring of the office, and a dedicated drug-enforcement program [2].\n\n## Background and education\nTrivette moved to White County in 1988 at age six when his father became pastor at Calvary Baptist Church [1]. He earned his high-school diploma from Family Christian Academy in 2000, took college credits from Nashville State and Walters State community colleges, and graduated from Bethel University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice [1].\n\n## Career\nBefore entering law enforcement, Trivette worked in his family's custodial-services business, at Institution Wholesale Company in Algood, in retail loss prevention at the Sparta Walmart, and as a HUD housing inspector [1]. He served with the White County Sheriff's Department from 2009 to 2014, starting as a corrections officer, becoming a road-patrol deputy in 2010 and a patrol sergeant in 2011; he became a certified Drug Recognition Expert and received Deputy of the Year honors from the Governor's Highway Safety Office in 2013 [1]. From 2014 to 2025 he served with the Cookeville Police Department, rising from patrol sergeant to supervisor in the criminal investigation division's property-crimes unit and finally to lieutenant and shift commander [1]. His leadership training includes the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Award and the University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center's advanced leadership course; he reports over 15 years in law enforcement, 12 of them in supervisory roles [1]. He has served for several years as president of the Upper Cumberland chapter of the Police Benevolent Association [1].\n\n## Business interests and wealth source\nIn February 2025 Trivette retired from law enforcement to manage Rawly-Mae Farm full-time with his wife [1]. The couple founded the farm in 2021 and expanded into miniature cattle and other livestock in 2022, becoming registered livestock dealers with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and USDA [1].\n\n## Family\nTrivette is married to Jerrica \"Joni\" Simpson Trivette, a White County High School graduate with an education degree from Tennessee Technological University and a master's from Cumberland University, who taught special education in the White County school system for over a decade before joining the family farm business in 2023 [1]. The couple has two children, Elyza and Ralston [1]. He is a member of The Way church in Doyle and of the Sparta/White County Chamber of Commerce [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [About Daniel - Trivette for Sheriff (campaign site)](https://www.trivetteforsheriff.com/about) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [White County Sheriff Candidate: Daniel Trivette - Main Street Journal](https://www.mainstreetjournal.llc/election-2026-daniel-trivette-white-county-sheriff/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [White County Election Guide: Who's Running in August - Main Street Journal](https://www.mainstreetjournal.llc/white-county-august-election-candidates-guide/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","county":"White","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Daniel","fullname":"Daniel Trivette","lastname":"Trivette","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"White","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"White","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for White County Sheriff; 15+ years in law enforcement (White County SO and Cookeville PD, retiring as lieutenant); now runs a family farm.","terms":[],"token":"4b8RahuoCS"}