Editing Kings County, California (section)

==Government and policing==
===Administration===
Kings County is a general law county under the [[California Constitution]]. That is, it does not have a county [[charter]]. The county is governed by a five-member [[Board of Supervisors]]. Supervisors are elected by districts for four-year terms. There are no term limits in effect. The chairman and vice-chairman are elected annually by the Board of Supervisors from among its members. On January 7, 2020, the Board elected Supervisor Doug Verboon as chairman and Supervisor Craig Pederson as vice-chairman to serve during 2020. Other Supervisors include Richard Valle, Joe Neves and Richard Fagundes.<ref>https://www.countyofkings.com/home/showdocument?id=21427{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} accessed January 12, 2020</ref> The Board of Supervisors appoints a County Administrative Officer. Rebecca Campbell was appointed to that office effective on January 1, 2018. She succeeded Larry Spikes who held the post from 1993 through 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.countyofkings.com/Home/Components/News/News/3500/18?backlist=%2f |title=News &#124; Kings County |website=www.countyofkings.com |access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>''Hanford Sentinel'', December 23, 2017</ref><ref>''Hanford Sentinel'', December 27, 2017</ref>

===District Attorney===
The Kings County District Attorney is Keith Fagundes. The District Attorney of each of the 58 counties in California is responsible for prosecuting the violation of California state and local laws and ordinances. The District Attorney is the sole criminal prosecuting entity in the county. In addition to the prosecution duties of the District Attorney, the Kings County District Attorney also has civil and criminal investigative authority with its own Bureau of Investigations composed of sworn peace officers with arresting authority. The Kings County District Attorney's Victim-Witness Assistance Program also provides assistance to victims of crime through federal, state, and local resources.

===City police departments===
Within Kings County, there are four city police departments: Hanford (the county seat), Corcoran, Lemoore, and Avenal.

===Sheriff===
The Kings County Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator is David Robinson. The Kings County Sheriff's Office provides court protection, county jail operation, and coroner services for the entire county. It provides patrol and detective services to the unincorporated areas of the county.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.countyofkings.com/departments/public-safety/sheriff |title=Sheriff &#124; Kings County |website=www.countyofkings.com |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref>

===State and federal representation===
In the [[California State Legislature]], Kings County is in {{Representative|casd|14|fmt=sdistrict}},<ref>{{Cite web
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}}</ref> and in {{Representative|caad|32|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=UC Regents |access-date=November 24, 2014}}</ref><ref>''Fresno Bee'', December 6, 2018</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Kings County in California's 21st District and is represented by Republican [[David Valadao]].<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|HCA|21}}</ref>