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Ben Kokjer

Republican · Washington · 2026

Running for Kittitas County Sheriff, Washington

Top priorities

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  • Maintain reliable public safety response across the county, per the statement filed for the Washington voters' guide
  • Mitigate traffic and other impacts of tourism and travel, per the statement filed for the Washington voters' guide
  • Effective crime fighting and thorough investigations, per the statement filed for the Washington voters' guide
Biography

Kokjer is Chief Deputy of Operations for the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office and has worked for the office for 21 years, per the statement filed for the Washington voters' guide. He began as an Ellensburg Police Department reserve officer in 1999 and has led day-to-day operations since 2019, per the statement filed for the Washington voters' guide.

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