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BIOGRAPHY

Sheriff Ralph E. Ogden

Yuma County, Arizona
Yuma, AZ
(928) 783-4427



Yuma County Sheriff Ralph E. Ogden
began his career in law enforcement in 1970 after completing four years of service in the Marine Corps. His first job as a dispatcher and jailer was the start of a 38 year career with the Yuma County Sheriffs Office. Later he was assigned to the Parker office as a deputy until 1975 when he transferred to Wellton to become area commander.

In November 1980, he became Chief Deputy for the Yuma County Sheriffs Office and served in that position until December 1992. He successfully campaigned for the office of Sheriff of Yuma County in 1992 and took the oath of office in January 1993. He has been the Sheriff for the last 14 years, currently serving the community in his fourth term of office.

A graduate of the FBI National Academy in 1980 and the National Sheriffs Institute in 1983, Sheriff Ogden is a member of numerous local organizations including the Caballeros de Yuma, Yuma County Fair Board, Emergency Management Advisory Council, Amberly's Place, the Meth Nucleus Group, the Local Area Planning Committee and the Yuma Area Ag Council, to name a few.

Sheriff Ogden is the current Chairman of the Southwestern Border Sheriffs Coalition, Chairman of the Law Enforcement Subcommittee of the National Association of Counties Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee, the Vice Chairman of the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, the Chairman of the State of Arizona Homeland Security Coordinating Council and a member of numerous criminal justice organizations such as the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority, the Texas Border Sheriffs Coalition, the Yuma Regional Communication System and the ACTIC Oversight Committee of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area board.

Sheriff Ogden is the past president of the Arizona Sheriffs Association, the Arizona County Attorneys and Sheriffs Association and the Arizona Association of Counties.

Sheriff Ogden enjoys relaxing with his wife Patty, to whom he has been married for 37 years.

 

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