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Law Enforcement Services
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Gary Hamblin, Administrator • Biography
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Gary H. Hamblin, Administrator
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Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen appointed Gary Hamblin his Administrator for the Division of Law Enforcement Services effective February 5, 2007. Hamblin, a professional law enforcement officer for 39 years, was appointed Dane County Sheriff by Governor Tommy Thompson in 1997. He was reelected in 1998, 2000, and in 2002 to the first four-year term for sheriff. Hamblin served in the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) of the Department of Justice for 29 years, where he worked on organized crime investigations, white collar crime investigations, and murder investigations. He served as DCI's administrative officer for eight years before heading up DCI's drug enforcement program and then establishing DCI's Gaming Enforcement Bureau. Prior to that, he served with the Sawyer County Sheriff's Office in Hayward. Hamblin earned a bachelor's degree at UW-Eau Claire and is a graduate of the FBI National Academy. Hamblin serves on the Law Enforcement Standards Board.
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