---
type: Person
title: "Paul Blackman"
description: "Sheriff, Highlands County — Highlands County, FL"
role: "Sheriff, Highlands County"
party: "R"
level: "county"
branch: "executive"
state: "FL"
contact:
  email: "pblackman@highlandssheriff.org"
  phone: "(863) 402-7200"
tenure:
  start: "2025-01-01"
  current: true
ids:
  person: "c6251a98-afca-4cec-b7f3-9b6828e343c8"
  office: "7e173c8f-d9ef-4e4b-8493-802c532a32fd"
  tenure: "f05b720e-e35f-43d4-a03e-d821e8977060"
  jurisdiction: "4f072bda-b61a-43a8-9ab3-96fec107dda6"
sources:
  - field: office
    source: "Florida Association of Counties"
  - field: tenure
    source: "Florida Association of Counties"
  - field: jurisdiction
    source: "Census TIGER 2024"
confidence: official
tags: [officeholder, county, executive, fl]
timestamp: "2026-07-04"
---

# Paul Blackman

Current Sheriff, Highlands County (Highlands County, FL).

## Sources

- office: Florida Association of Counties
- tenure: Florida Association of Counties
- jurisdiction: Census TIGER 2024

Generated from the Atlas officeholders v3 export (2026-07-04).