Joel M Schmidt
Nonpartisan · Minnesota · 2026Top priorities
- Improving communication and operational systems for faster emergency response
- Ensuring deputies have the tools, technology, and training to respond safely
- Modernizing the sheriff's office with smarter systems and technology
Per the campaign site.
Biography
Joel Schmidt has more than 20 years of public safety experience in central Minnesota, including as a 911 dispatcher and field training officer, a drug task force investigator, a SWAT crisis negotiator, and a volunteer firefighter and EMT, per the campaign site.
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