About Big Tony

Political Ad Paid For by Änthony Big Tony Katsoulas for Sheriff, Treasurer:Tracy Katsoulas P.O. Box 911, Canton Texas 75103

​​​​​I am not seeking or accepting campaign donations. 
As the Chief law enforcement officer in the county, the Sheriff should be above reproach. Accepting money compromises that position. 
I am personally funding my own campaign. 
For those who feel strongly about donating, please forward your money to http://www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org or other worthy causes. 

Many thanks and God bless,  

Big Tony

For he is God’s minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil.

​Romans 13:4 (NKJV)

INSANITY: DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND EXPECTING DIFFERENT RESULTS. (ALBERT EINSTEIN)  IF YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE, IF YOU WANT THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY TO GO UP, YOU DO THAT BY CLEANING UP THE COUNTY OF CRIMINALS.  THAT CANNOT BE ACHIEVED IF YOU CANNOT CLEAN UP YOUR OWN HOUSE.

YOU CANNOT CLEAN UP THE COUNTY IF YOU VOTE THE SAME PEOPLE IN OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THINK THINGS WILL CHANGE. 

MY FULL NAME IS ANTHONY KATSOULAS.  I AM KNOWN TO MOST AS “BIG TONY”.

I BEGAN MY LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER IN JANUARY 1979 IN THE N.S.W.P.D. 

THE SECOND LARGEST POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE WORLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MEMBERS. DURING THAT TIME I HAVE WORKED ALL ASPECTS OF POLICE WORK INCLUDING GENERAL PATROL DUTIES, HIGHWAY PATROL, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, INTERNAL AFFAIRS, DISPATCH, JAIL OPERATIONS, TACTICAL RESPONSE, AND EXECUTIVE LEVEL SUPERVISION. I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ENTRUSTED TO A POSITION FOR UNDERCOVER WORK INVESTIGATING ORGANIZED CRIME, DRUGS, MURDER AND POLICE AND GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION. 

BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF MY DUTIES, I HAVE BEEN SUBJECTED TO AND SURVIVED A SHOTGUN MURDER ATTEMPT BY CORRUPT POLICE OFFICERS.  I HAVE SURVIVED FURTHER ATTEMPTS ON MY LIFE BECAUSE OF INVESTIGATIONS INTO CORRUPT POLICE AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH THE CRIMINAL ELEMENT AND HAVE HAD MY FAMILY RELOCATED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO SERIOUS AND ACTUAL DEATH THREATS AGAINST ME.

DUE TO MY COMMITMENT, MY INVESTIGATIONS INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ALONE LED TO A $100,000,000 INVESTIGATION INTO POLICE CORRUPTION. OVER THE YEARS I HAVE ENDURED FALSE STATEMENTS MADE OF MY CHARACTER IN ORDER TO DISCREDIT ME BY CORRUPT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE FAILED.

I HAVE WORKED BOTH HERE AND OVERSEAS AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, SERVING THE INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AS ONE OF THE FOREMOST EXPERTS IN UNARMED COMBAT IN THE WORLD, I HAVE SPENT THE PAST THIRTY YEARS TRAINING OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN OUR MILITARY IN UNARMED COMBAT TOGETHER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

AS THE ONLY SON OF WEALTHY GREEK PARENTS I WAS BLESSED TO HAVE A PRIVILEGED UPBRINGING, NOT ONLY IN EDUCATION BUT IN LIFE EXPERIENCE.  I HAVE BEEN EXPOSED FIRST HAND TO ALL ASPECTS OF HIGH LEVEL BUSINESS IN THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY AS WELL AS IN POLICE AND GOVERNMENT CIRCLES. THIS HAS LET ME FURTHER GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY BY ALLOWING ME TO DONATE MY ENTIRE POLICE SALARY AND SUBSEQUENT PENSION TO CHARITY SINCE 1986.

I  WORKED FOR YEARS WITHOUT PAY AS THE CHIEF DEPUTY FOR CONSTABLE C.B. WILEY OF VAN ZANDT COUNTY, PRECINCT  2, UP UNTIL HIS DEATH.

AS A RESULT I SUPPLIED MY OWN POLICE VEHICLES, FUEL, FORENSIC EQUIPMENT AND OTHER TOOLS TO BETTER SERVE THE CITIZENS OF VAN ZANDT COUNTY AT MY OWN EXPENSE.

AFTER THE TRAGIC LOSS OF CONSTABLE C.B. WILEY I THEN WORKED FOR CONSTABLE MICKEY HENSON, PRECINCT 1. AFTER SOME POLITICAL PRESSURE BY THE D.A.'s OFFICE AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THE CONSTABLE "RESTRUCTURED" HIS OFFICE LEAVING NO POSITION FOR ME OR ANOTHER DEPUTY WHO "WORKED WITH ME" EVEN THOUGH I WOULD PUT UP TO AND OVER 100 HOURS A WEEK OF SERVICE TO VAN ZANDT COUNTY FOR FREE, PROVIDING MY OWN POLICE VEHICLES, FORENSIC AND FINGERPRINT EQUIPMENT.

I CURRENTLY WORK AT VAN AS AN UNPAID POLICE OFFICER.

I CERTAINLY BRING THE MOST EXPERIENCE BY FAR TO THE POSITION OF SHERIFF OF VAN ZANDT COUNTY TEXAS. I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND I HAVE THE EXPERIENCE TO DO JUST THAT. I DO NOT BELONG TO THE "GOOD OLD BOY NETWORK", WHERE THE FOCUS OF PERSONAL GAIN IS AN EVERYDAY ACCEPTED PRACTICE.

I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING WITH THE COMMISSIONER’S COURT REALIZING THAT WE ARE ALL ATTEMPTING TO BETTER THE COUNTY. I DON’T BLAME OTHERS FOR WHAT CANNOT BE DONE AND BELIEVE THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS, ONLY SOLUTIONS.

I WILL FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE WHEREVER IT MAY LEAD.  I DON’T CARE WHAT YOUR AFFILIATION IS, OR WHERE YOU COME FROM.  IF YOU COMMIT A CRIME, THEN YOU WILL SUFFER THE LAWFUL CONSEQUENCES. I CANNOT BE BOUGHT, BULLIED OR THREATENED. 

UNLIKE SOME, I KNOW THE LAW AND AM QUITE WILLING TO UPHOLD IT. ONLY THE CORRUPT PERSON NEED FEAR ME.  THE HONEST MAN WILL REJOICE TO HAVE ME AS THEIR SHERIFF.

I AM NOT HERE TO BE POPULAR, BE POLITICALLY CORRECT OR KISS BABIES. I AM HERE TO MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE. I AM A PROUD CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN WHO BELIEVES IN THE BIBLE AND THE US CONSTITUTION. I UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING FAIR AND RESPECTFUL TO ALL AND EXPECT THE SAME IN RETURN.

THE ERA OF BREAKING THE LAW AND HIDING BEHIND A BADGE WILL BE PUT TO AN END IMMEDIATELY ONCE I AM SHERIFF. NO ONE WILL EVER BE ABLE TO SAY AGAIN, “NOBODY ANSWERED MY CALL”.

I CAN AND WILL INCREASE MY BUDGET FROM WITHIN BY GETTING RID OF DEAD WEIGHT POSITIONS WITHIN THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE WHO DO NOTHING BUT CASH A PAY CHECK AND CONVINCE THEMSELVES THAT THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I WILL BE A WORKING SHERIFF.

PLEASE SUPPORT ME IN MY CAMPAIGN FOR VAN ZANDT COUNTY SHERIFF. TOGETHER WE WILL FINALLY CHANGE THINGS FOR THE BETTER.  




ANTHONY "BIG TONY" KATSOULAS