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Dear Editor,

My family and I are proud to support Matthew J. Stroe for Walla Walla County Sheriff. I strongly encourage my friends and supporters to vote for Matt Stroe. I worked with Matt for many years at the Sheriff’s Office. During his tenure with Walla Walla Sheriff’s Office, Matt gained the experience and knowledge necessary to be an effective Sheriff. He served honorably as a Deputy Sheriff for four years and as a Crime Analyst for two more years. Matt offers a diverse background in law enforcement where he has been cross-trained from both road deputy duties to detective’s duties. Matt’s extensive background maintaining the Registered Sex Offender program and assisting in numerous sex crimes cases enable him to provide the training and resources necessary to assist his deputies in their duties.

I know Matt to be a dedicated, hardworking, and honest man. He has the law enforcement experience, administrative experience and the personality traits to be this county’s chief law enforcement officer. Matt has hometown experience and hometown values; he has served this community his entire adult life. Matt’s desire to serve as our next Sheriff is a continuation of his commitment to service in our community. Matt’s love for this community is apparent in his every action and statement. He is a man of character, that can be verified from birth! If you do not know Matt first-hand, I offer you this suggestion – ask your friends or neighbors if they know him. Verify that he is what he represents – we have that ability in this candidate. The position of Sheriff is too powerful a position to take a chance on the unknown – let’s verify the person we are voting for has the background they represent as having before we cast our vote.

Join me and many others that place a high priority on supporting the most qualified candidate, who also is our local hometown candidate. Please elect Matt Stroe Walla Walla County Sheriff.

Sergeant Tom Cooper, Retired

Walla Walla