A Jerauld County native, Troy Swenson has entered the race for Jerauld County Sheriff. Swenson, a Democrat, will challenge Jason Weber in the November 2, 2010 general election.

Swenson has 12 years experience in law enforcment including a dispatcher, patrol officer, drug investigator, detective, SWAT team sniper, drug instruction. He has been trained in missing and exploited children, death and homicide investigations, FBI crisis negotiations, interview and interrogations, DEA narcotics investigations. He was won awards from the Pierre (SD) police department.

Swenson and his wife Cristi (Jost) are both natives of Jerauld County.

In other county election news, longtime commissioner Kim Schultz will not seek re-election in District 2. Larry Olson is running for that position on the Jerauld County Commsision. Lynn Horlsey (Republican) and Scott Kolousek (Democrat) are running for District 3 commission. Diane Fastnacht is not seeking re-election for that post.

Ronny Koppfmann, of Alpena, is running unopposed for the District 5 commssion seat. Cindy Peterson is running unopposed for re-election as county auditor. Mette Ness is seeking a second term as county register of deeds.