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Shane Richard

Nonpartisan · Minnesota · 2026

Running for Becker County Sheriff, Minnesota

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Increase deputy, jail, and dispatcher staffing levels
  • Place school resource deputies and revive the D.A.R.E. program
  • Adopt next-generation 911 and drone technology
Biography

Shane Richard is chief deputy of the Becker County Sheriff's Office, per his campaign site. He has 27 years in law enforcement, including 11 years as chief deputy under retiring Sheriff Todd Glander, per his campaign site and the Detroit Lakes Tribune.

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