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Joel M Schmidt

Nonpartisan · Minnesota · 2026

Running for Benton County Sheriff, Minnesota

Top priorities

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  • Improving communication and operational systems for faster emergency response
  • Ensuring deputies have the tools, technology, and training to respond safely
  • Modernizing the sheriff's office with smarter systems and technology
Biography

Joel Schmidt has more than 20 years of public safety experience in central Minnesota, including as a 911 dispatcher and field training officer, a drug task force investigator, a SWAT crisis negotiator, and a volunteer firefighter and EMT, per the campaign site.

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