OTTAWA COUNTY — A third candidate has entered the field for Ottawa County Sheriff.
Jon Anderson, a business owner and retired law enforcement professional living in Grand Haven, has filed to run for the seat.
Anderson is the third candidate to file, and the third Republican, joining soon-to-be Ottawa County Undersheriff Eric DeBoer and Grand Rapids Police Department Captain Michael Maycroft. The three will face off in a primary election Aug. 6. As of Tuesday, no Democrats had declared for the seat.
Anderson’s law enforcement career was spent in California beginning in 1985, according to his LinkedIn page. He spent 10 years in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Brea Police Department before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
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He worked in the RCSD from 1996 until his retirement in 2016. Anderson held a variety of positions, from deputy to captain. Along the way, he spent time as a detective, sergeant and lieutenant.