Richard Schram

Republican · WA

Richard Schram is a Walla Walla County law-enforcement professional with more than 23 years of service and experience as a Chief Deputy.

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Wrote and won a federal grant in 2023 to replace the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office's aging river patrol boat.
April 4, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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General · 7 records

Received the endorsement of retiring Walla Walla County Sheriff Mark Crider for sheriff. Crider praised his work as chief criminal deputy.
June 6, 2026
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Received the endorsement of Walla Walla County Undersheriff Joe Klundt for sheriff. Klundt called him one of the most qualified and respected command leaders he had worked with.
May 28, 2026
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Graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia (Session 287), a 10-week course for police leaders. He was the first Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office graduate since 1989.
April 4, 2024
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Received Washington State's 2022 Marine Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award for boating safety work, as chief deputy of the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office.
March 28, 2023
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Was promoted by Sheriff John Turner from sergeant to chief criminal deputy, the top criminal deputy in the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office.
January 11, 2018
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Was named the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office 2014 Deputy of the Year. The office cited his work rebuilding its marine patrol unit and training the whole agency as a Taser instructor.
January 15, 2015
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Pulled a 64-year-old man from the Snake River after a barge hit his fishing boat near Ice Harbor Dam. The Sheriff's Office later gave him a 2014 Life-Saving award for the rescue.
September 21, 2014
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