PERSON: Troy Nehls

Fort Bend County

Sheriff

Troy Edwin Nehls (/nɛlz/; born April 7, 1968) is an American politician and former law enforcement officer who is the U.S. representative for Texas’s 22nd congressional district. From 2013 to 2021, he served as the sheriff for Fort Bend County, Texas. Nehls is a member of the Republican Party.

Nehls was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. His father, Edwin Nehls, served in the Korean War and as sheriff of Dodge County, Wisconsin. Nehls enlisted in the United States Army Reserve in 1988. He served tours of duty in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan, and earned two Bronze Stars. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Liberty University and a master’s degree in criminal justice from University of Houston–Downtown.

Nehls has a twin brother, Trever. Trever Nehls served in the Army Reserve for 24 years, including tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Another brother, Todd, served in the Wisconsin Army National Guard and is a former sheriff of Dodge County. Trever succeeded Troy as a constable for Fort Bend County in 2013, and won the Republican nomination to succeed him as the sheriff of Fort Bend County in March 2020.

Nehls and his wife, Jill, an educator, have three daughters. Nehls is Protestant.

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