Carolyn Bunny Welsh

American politician

Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh

Sheriff of Chester County
In office January 4, 2000 (2000-01-04) – January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01)
Succeeded by	Fredda Maddox

Personal details
Born	(1943-11-28) November 28, 1943 (age 80) Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Nickname	Bunny

Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania is the former Sheriff of Chester County, Pennsylvania. She held the position from 2000 to 2020. She was the first female sheriff president of the Pennsylvania Sheriff’s Association and the first female Vice President of the National Sheriff’s Association. She was inducted into the International Police Hall of Fame and received numerous awards during her years of service. She served on the National Advisory Board of Women for Trump and was Vice Chair of Americas Sheriff’s for Trump. In 2019 she was charged with two misdemeanors for allowing her deputies to work on a fundraiser for the canine unit. She pled nolo contendre and personally paid restitution for the hours, rather than have it taken from her deputies pay.

Early life

Welsh attended Wesley College, and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.^[1] She is a former president of the Rotary Club Concordville-Chadds Ford and is a member of the Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry.^[1]

Law enforcement career

Welsh is the first woman to be elected Sheriff of Chester County.^[1] She is also the first woman to be elected president of a class at the National Sheriffs Institute at the Department of Corrections in Longmont, Colorado.^[1]