James Rhodes
OR · Clackamas County Sheriff
James Rhodes is Clackamas County Sheriff, appointed in July 2026 after 28 years in law enforcement. His prior roles include Oregon City police officer, deputy sheriff, detective, sergeant, lieutenant, chief deputy, and undersheriff.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Reported by OPB as demoted from chief deputy to captain in 2019 by then-Sheriff Craig Roberts, with no reason given. The finding came from a 2022 lawsuit by a former sheriff's captain.
July 28, 2026
Source: opb.org
Received the backing of the Clackamas County Peace Officers Association, the deputies' union, for appointment as sheriff. County commissioners then appointed him sheriff on a 4-1 vote after Sheriff Angela Brandenburg retired.
July 28, 2026
Source: oregoncitynewsonline.com
Offered an amendment on the county Budget Committee to reject the Sheriff's Office request for $7.7 million in extra money and freeze its hiring through June 30, 2025. The amended motion passed 10-0.
May 29, 2025
Source: docs.clackamas.us
Moved on the county Budget Committee to approve all pay raises recommended by the compensation board for elected officials, including the sheriff. The motion failed 5-5.
May 27, 2025
Source: docs.clackamas.us
Moved to require the Sheriff's Office to stay within its approved budget starting July 2, 2024. Any extra general fund money depended on the office carrying out a February 2024 financial audit. The Budget Committee passed it 9-0.
May 30, 2024
Source: dochub.clackamas.us
Moved, as a Clackamas County Budget Committee member, to require the sheriff to produce a spending plan for the remaining sheriff's levy money by May 2025. The motion passed 9-0.
May 30, 2024
Source: dochub.clackamas.us
Past race James Rhodes ran in:
- County Sheriff · November 3, 2026 · Clackamas County, Oregon · incumbent