Glenn Palmer (sheriff)

Glenn Palmer
Sheriff of Grant County, Oregon
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2000
DeputyZach Mobley
Personal details
Born1961 (age 62–63)

Glenn E. Palmer (born 1961)[1] is the former sheriff of Grant County, Oregon. Palmer was the only Sheriff in Grant County history to be elected for five consecutive terms. He was first appointed in November 2000. Palmer lost his bid for reelection in 2020.[2]

Palmer gained national attention with his controversial response during the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016. He met with armed militants and insurrectionists who were holding the federal facility and called them "patriots".[3][4]

  1. ^ Zaitz, Les (August 20, 2016). "Sheriff Glenn Palmer makes his own rules in Grant County". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  2. ^ "Grant County Sheriff". Oregon State Sheriff's Association. Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
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