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Union County Sheriff

Description of office: As the chief peace officer of the county, the Sheriff is responsible for carrying out the orders of the Court of Common Pleas and maintaining order. Duties include serving processes, writs, warrants, summons, and other judicial documents; making arrests; delivering and executing court orders; executing sheriff’s sales; transporting prisoners; impaneling jurors; issuing firearms permits; maintaining security in the courtroom; and carrying out other orders of the county court.Term: 4 yearsSalary: $73,688Vote for ONE.

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    Ernest R. Ritter III
    (Rep)

Township or Borough Kelly Township
Education Lewisburg Area HS/Sun Tech 1984 PA Police Academy (Act 120 Certified) June 1991 PA Sheriff's Academy (Act 2 Cert) June 1998 Police K-9 Academy, April 2000 National Sheriff's Cert National Inst of Corrections Cert Incident Resp to Terrorist Bomb Cert NRA Cert Firearms Instructor
Qualifications Sheriff, Union County Oct 2008 - Present Chief Deputy Union County 2001 - 2008 Deputy USCO 1998 - 2001 K-9 Handler, Narcotics Unit,, UCSO 2002 - Pres Spec Duty, US Marshall Service Fugitive Task Force 2006 - Present AG Drug Task Force 2002 - 2006 Watsontown PD 2000-2001 Middleburg PD 1995-1998
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