County Sheriff
What does this office do?
- Running police patrols and deputies in the county
- Running the county jail
- Carrying out evictions, warrants, and other court orders
Affects: Immigration, Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,
Candidates:
Republican · Incumbent
Alex S. Bakken has been Carbon County Sheriff since January 2023, after about a decade in Wyoming corrections and law enforcement. Bakken's priorities are wider emergency coverage across the large county and community engagement, including school resource officers.
Sources: carboncountywy.gov2