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Ty Backlund

Nonpartisan · Minnesota · 2026

Running for Cook County Sheriff, Minnesota

Biography

Ty Backlund is a Cook County Sheriff's deputy running for sheriff in 2026 to succeed retiring Sheriff Pat Eliasen, per WTIP. He served in the U.S. Army Civil Affairs in Afghanistan, then worked as a police officer in Mesa, Arizona, and as a Cook County probation officer before joining the Sheriff's Office in 2023. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

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