Sheriff’s Background
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Michael D. Brasfield was sworn in as Sheriff on January 2nd, 2003 and re-elected for a second term beginning in January 2007.
Sheriff Brasfield has served in law enforcement since 1968, entering the profession as a police officer with the Mercer Island Police Department.
Sheriff Brasfield joined the Seattle Police Department in 1969 and saw service as a patrol officer and detective. He went on to serve through all the ranks of Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, Major and Assistant Chief.
During his tenure with the Seattle Police Department, he also served as the Commander of the Washington State Basic Law Enforcement Training Academy.
Prior to his retirement from the Seattle Police Department in 1995, Sheriff Brasfield moved to Jefferson County. In the summer of 1995 he was recruited to be the Chief of Police of the 800 employee Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Police Department. He served in that capacity for over 6 years, returning to his home in Jefferson County in October of 2001.
He was elected Jefferson County Sheriff In the November 2002 general election.
Sheriff Brasfield, a University of Washington graduate, holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and is a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police.
He has served on numerous professional and civic organizations, as well as the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police.
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