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Eric Tollefson

MN · Kandiyohi County Sheriff

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Eric Tollefson is Kandiyohi County sheriff. His law enforcement career there has included work as a deputy, detective and patrol sergeant.

Where Eric Tollefson stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records)

Opposes

Immigration (2 records)

Track record

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 2 oppose

  • Testified against a state House bill (HF 3413) to ban local law enforcement agreements with ICE. He spoke for the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association. He said the bill took away local choice on public safety.

    March 3, 2026Opposes Immigration

    Source: alphanews.org

  • Signed an agreement with federal immigration agents (ICE) under its 287(g) program. It lets trained jail officers serve immigration arrest warrants so ICE can take inmates within 48 hours of release.

    May 22, 2025Opposes Immigration

    Source: ice.gov

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support

  • Announced a grant-funded partnership with Woodland Centers to place a mental health worker in the county 911 dispatch center. The worker helps dispatchers with a growing number of mental health calls.

    December 3, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: wctrib.com

  • Reported to the county board that the county jail passed its state inspection with zero problems. His office added four jail officers and two deputies in 2024.

    December 3, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: wctrib.com

Track record — General

General · 6 records

  • Received the Defender Award from the American Constitutional Rights Union. The group gave it for his office's work with ICE under the 287(g) program.

    February 25, 2026

    Source: theacru.org

  • Publicly backed a lawsuit that delayed a new state law on jail medicine. The law (Larry R. Hill Act) requires jails to keep giving inmates the prescription drugs they had when arrested.

    July 11, 2025

    Source: willmarradio.com

  • Received a state-required audit of his office's body cameras that found two problems. Some videos were deleted after 30 days instead of the required 90. The camera policy also left out two items the law requires.

    July 30, 2024

    Source: lrl.mn.gov

  • Took the oath of office as Kandiyohi County sheriff. He named Kent Bauman as his chief deputy.

    January 3, 2023

    Source: willmarradio.com

  • Won election as Kandiyohi County sheriff. He got 12,192 votes, about 69%, and beat sitting Sheriff Eric Holien, who got 5,525.

    November 8, 2022

    Source: wctrib.com

  • Received the West Central Tribune editorial board's endorsement for sheriff in the 2022 election. The paper pointed to his support from three former county sheriffs.

    November 6, 2022

    Source: wctrib.com

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