Arpaio was first elected as sheriff in 1992.
He was re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012.
Throughout his tenure as sheriff Arpaio sought out media coverage.
He was featured and profiled by news media worldwide and claimed to average 200 television appearances per month.
In late 2008 and early 2009, Arpaio appeared in Smile...You're Under Arrest!,
a three-episode Fox Reality Channel series in which persons with outstanding warrants were tricked into presenting themselves for arrest.
Arpaio was first elected as sheriff in 1992. He was re-elected in 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012. Throughout his tenure as sheriff Arpaio sought out media coverage. He was featured and profiled by news media worldwide and claimed to average 200 television appearances per month. In late 2008 and early 2009, Arpaio appeared in Smile...You're Under Arrest!, a three-episode Fox Reality Channel series in which persons with outstanding warrants were tricked into presenting themselves for arrest.
Joe Arpaio