General Election · Tuesday, November 3
Republican · Adams County, WA

Elect MatthewCarlson

For County Sheriff
Served in uniform.
Ready to serve again.

A fourth-generation Adams County resident with 25 years of military and civilian law enforcement experience, running for a safe, fully staffed Sheriff's Office the whole county can trust.

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Matthew Carlson in a white cowboy hat standing with residents at a community gathering 25 Years of Service
25Years in law enforcement, military and civilian
4thGeneration Adams County resident
MilitaryServed in uniform before a career in civilian policing
RitzvillePolice officer serving the county seat
Matthew Carlson smiling at a community event
Out in the community
Meet Matt

From here. For here.

Matt Carlson is a fourth-generation Adams County resident with 25 years in law enforcement, starting in the military and continuing in civilian policing as an officer with the Ritzville Police Department.

He decided to run after hearing from residents across the county that they had lost trust and respect for the Sheriff's Office. That trust is the foundation of every call for help, every investigation and every deputy's safety on a long county road at night.

Matt is running to rebuild it: a jail that is safe again, an office that is fully staffed, and real partnerships with every agency in Adams County.

Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8 (KJV)
Faith & Service

Rebuild the walls

When Nehemiah came home and found the walls broken down, he didn't wait for someone else to fix them. He organized his neighbors, posted guards and rebuilt, one section at a time.

“Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other.”
Nehemiah 4:17 (ESV)
Isaiah 6:8 (KJV)

Answering the call

When the call went out, Isaiah didn't wait to be drafted. Matt has answered the call to serve for 25 years, in uniform and on patrol, and he's answering it again.

“Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.”

Exodus 18:21 (KJV)

Leaders worth trusting

Moses was told to choose leaders of character to keep order among the people. Trust in a Sheriff's Office starts with the honesty of the people who run it.

“Able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness.”

Micah 6:8 (KJV)

Justice with mercy

Firm on crime and fair to every person. A sheriff enforces the law with the same standard for everyone, and treats the people he serves with respect.

“Do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.”

Not tearing down. Building back.

A sheriff protects every resident of the county equally. For Matt, faith is the reason for service, not a test for who receives it.

Service Record

Ready to lead on day one

Experience

25 years of law enforcement experience, military and civilian
Military service in uniform before his civilian police career
Police officer with the Ritzville Police Department in the county seat
Fourth-generation Adams County resident who knows its towns and roads
Matthew Carlson in uniform with a military working dog
Military service
Top Three Goals

Safe. Staffed. Trusted.

The Sheriff answers to the people of Adams County. These are the three things Matt will work on from day one.

1

A safe, efficient jail

Re-establish a county jail that is properly staffed and safe for the officers who work there and the people held there.

2

A fully staffed office

Recruit and keep good deputies and staff in every division, so patrol, the jail and the front office have the people they need.

3

Partners across the county

Mend relationships and build working partnerships with the police departments and agencies across Adams County.

From the wheat ground around Ritzville to the fields around Othello, every community deserves the same response and the same respect.

General Election

Tuesday,
November 3

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