About Jose
Jose Quiroz has served as Sheriff since January 7, 2023, following the early retirement of former Sheriff Beth Arthur. He is proud to be the first Latino Sheriff for Arlington County.
His journey to this office began when his parents immigrated from Honduras, choosing to settle on Columbia Pike in south Arlington in the early 80s. Jose grew up along the Pike, attending Abingdon Elementary School, Kenmore and Swanson Middle schools before graduating from Bishop O’Connell High School. After high school, Jose decided to serve his country and joined the United States Marines Corps. Following his honorable discharge in 2001, Jose felt called to continue serving his community by joining the Sheriff’s Office in his hometown.
Jose’s first day as a Deputy Sheriff in Arlington was September 10, 2001. The next day, the nation changed following the September 11 terrorist attacks. Grounded in his experience from that day, Jose has served as the Director of the Arlington 9/11 Memorial 5K from 2019-2021. In this role he coordinates planning, budget, and execution of the event between the four Arlington public safety agencies and community leaders.
Since then, Jose has risen through the ranks of the Sheriff’s Office, assuming ever-increasing responsibility and earning the respect of his colleagues. In 2015, then-Sergeant Jose supervised a new Field Training Program that included training and supervising newly hired deputy sheriffs as they acclimated to Arlington’s progressive approach to incarceration. Four years later, then-Lieutenant Jose was responsible for overseeing all training-related functions in the Sheriff’s Office. In February 2022, Jose was promoted to the rank of Captain, where he oversaw all of the Sheriff’s Office contracts before being promoted to Chief Deputy.
Throughout his tenure, Jose’s work has focused on connecting the Sheriff’s Office to the community to address real needs. Jose coordinated Sheriff’s Office community outreach participation with events such as the Virginia Special Olympics at Kenmore Middle School and the annual Arlington Gang prevention soccer tournament. Jose is committed to working with community partners to provide youth violence prevention programs through sports and other community building efforts. Under his leadership the Sheriff’s Office has held an annual breast cancer awareness campaign that has donated over $15,000 to the Virginia Hospital Center Outpatient Clinic.
Over the years Jose has received the VFW Post 3150 Deputy of the year award, Crisis Intervention Deputy of the year award, County Managers Excellence award along with many certificates of appreciation and merit awards. He is a member of the Virginia Sheriff’s Association, the American Jail Association, and the American Correctional Association.
Jose lives in Arlington with his wife, two children, and their two dogs.