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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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