Mike Jansen
Republican · KY · Campbell County Sheriff
Mike Jansen has been Campbell County Sheriff since 2015 and was 2023 president of the Kentucky Sheriffs' Association. He spent 19 years as a police officer in Erlanger and Fort Thomas, and his office has added school resource officers.
Where Mike Jansen stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Expanded his office's school officer program. His office added a full-time deputy at Newport Central Catholic High School, who also covers Holy Trinity School in Bellevue.
August 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: campbellcountysheriffky.org
Started his office's first school resource officer program. His office signed a contract with Southgate Public School to place a full-time deputy there. This met a new state law requiring a full-time officer at every Kentucky school.
August 17, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: campbellcountysheriffky.org
Used his office's website to urge voters to vote yes on Marsy's Law. This was a 2018 Kentucky constitutional amendment to add rights for crime victims.
September 4, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: campbellcountysheriffky.org
Led his sheriff's office to its first state accreditation. On Sept. 14, 2017, the Kentucky Association of Chiefs of Police certified that the office met its professional standards. The process took over a year. At the time, only 18 of Kentucky's 120 sheriff's offices were accredited.
September 14, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: campbellcountysheriffky.org
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Was reappointed by Gov. Andy Beshear to the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council, the state board that sets police training standards. The new term runs to July 1, 2030.
August 17, 2026
Source: lanereport.com
Was sworn in as chief executive officer of Northern Kentucky SWAT. This is a shared emergency tactical team for police agencies in Campbell and Kenton counties.
January 15, 2026
Source: campbellcountysheriffky.org
Was sworn in as president of the Kentucky Sheriffs' Association for 2023. The group works with state lawmakers on laws that affect sheriffs.
January 4, 2023
Source: linknky.com
Was elected second vice president of the Kentucky Sheriffs' Association, the statewide group of county sheriffs, at its February 2021 conference.
March 8, 2021
Source: campbellcountysheriffky.org
Past race Mike Jansen ran in:
- Campbell County Sheriff · November 3, 2026 · Campbell County, Kentucky · incumbent