BACKGROUND
Hyt graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration. He began his law enforcement career in 1978 as a police officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) and served over 30 years in this department. He was promoted to the position of Police Sergeant in 1991. Hyt is first and foremost a Christian man whose faith governs his integrity, behavior and ethics. He’s been happily married to his wife, Danette, for the past 21 years and is a devoted father.
Hyt comfortably retired from the police department in 2008 but like many, has grown frustrated with the current state of affairs. He’s decided to run for Sheriff to stand up for and protect his family’s and fellow citizens’ constitutional rights.
“I got into this Sheriff’s race because I don’t like what is happening to our Constitutional Rights. I want to be able to stand up for and protect our freedoms and Civil Liberties—as Sheriff I can
