Sheriff

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Sheriff Christopher Clark is a 28 year law enforcement veteran and a lifelong resident of Clark County where he resides with his wife and three children.  He graduated from Southeastern High School in 1994 and attended The Ohio State University where he studied criminology and aviation.  He started his career with the Clark County Sheriff’s office in 1997 as a Dispatcher and over his tenure worked his way up through the ranks as a Deputy, Detective, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Major and now the Clark County Sheriff.  Though much of his career was spent assigned to the Criminal Investigations Division, Sheriff Clark spent time working in the Patrol Division, as the Jail Administrator and oversaw Training and Professional Standards. Sheriff Clark was also the first Commander of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Team, which he developed and deployed in 2018.