![]() ![]() In August, 2019, West was elected to the office of Second Vice President of the OSA, and named as the OSA's 2019 "Sheriff of the Year. Sheriff West previously served as a Board Member to the Oklahoma Board of Tests for Alcohol & Drug Influence from 2017 until 2021, representing the Oklahoma Sheriff's & Peace Officers Association.įrom 2017 to 2019, Sheriff West served the Oklahoma Sheriff's Association as the Chairperson for the North Central Region, and from 2018 until 2019 as the OSA's representative to the Western States Sheriff's Association. West serves as a member of the Oklahoma District Attorney's Council's Forensic Sciences Improvement Task Force. In October, 2021 West was elected to Vice-Chair of the CLEET Council. Also in 2017, West was named to Oklahoma's Council for Law Enforcement Education & Training (CLEET) by the Oklahoma Sheriff's Association representing Sheriffs with county populations above twenty-five thousand. In January 2017 Sheriff West was elected to the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Sheriff's Association (OSA). West is also a 2013 graduate of the Oklahoma Sheriff's Academy. Sheriff West is a 2004 graduate of the FBI National Academy, and holds more than a dozen FEMA National Incident Management System certifications, as well as both an Advanced and Instructor level Certifications in Emergency Public Information. West ran unopposed in 2020, and began a second term as sheriff in January 2021.ĭuring his 38 years in law enforcement, Sheriff West has amassed over 3600 hours of law enforcement training, and earned an Advanced Law Enforcement Certification. During his service with the Highway Patrol, West worked in assignments at the State Capitol, as a Traffic Trooper, Academy training staff, Field Supervisor, Troop Commander, Agency Spokesperson, and as a Firearms Instructor and member of the Highway Patrol Honor Guard and Tactical Team.įollowing retirement from the Highway Patrol, West was appointed as Canadian County Undersheriff on Jan 2, 2013, and worked in that capacity until he took office as the elected sheriff of Canadian County on January 3, 2017. West received an honorable discharge, separating from active duty as a Non-Commissioned Officer in 1984.įollowing his service in the Marines, Sheriff West served twenty-eight years with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, retiring from the Highway Patrol on at the rank of Captain. Marine Detachment, United States Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Marine, West served assignments at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California and with the U.S. A 1980 graduate of Yukon High School, West attended college for one year before enlisting in the United States Marine Corps. Sheriff Chris West is a fifth generation Oklahoman, and lifelong resident of Canadian County. ![]()
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