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Chris Lee standing on the walkway in front of the Franklin County Courthouse in Pasco

Chris Lee Republican for Franklin County Sheriff

Integrity. Leadership. Accountability.

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Franklin County can count on Chris Lee to uphold our values and protect our families.

With more than 25 years in law enforcement, a dedicated passion for our community's safety, and a plan to keep our county safe, Chris Lee is the tough-on-crime candidate with the core values we need in our next sheriff.

He served in the United States Marine Corps, worked patrol in Pasco and Richland, and today leads the Connell Police Department as its chief.

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Chris Lee in a cowboy hat, flannel shirt and jeans, kneeling outdoors

How Chris will run the Sheriff's Office

Nine commitments, grouped under the three words on every yard sign.

Integrity

  • Ethical standards

    Trust is earned, not given. Chris will hold himself and the office to the highest ethical standards.

  • Transparent operations

    Under Chris's leadership, the Sheriff's Office will operate with honesty, transparency and accountability.

  • Courage in decision-making

    Our communities deserve leadership that is respectful and fair. Chris will lead with strong ethical standards while serving them.

Leadership

  • Experience

    Decades of law enforcement service, committed to keeping Franklin County a safe, secure community for our families.

  • Community partnerships

    Strong partnerships with agencies across the region to hold criminals accountable, address concerns and improve safety.

  • Continuous learning

    Growth, opportunity and effectiveness, so Franklin County has some of the best-trained deputies in the state.

Accountability

  • Protection of rights

    Chris vows to protect the constitutional rights of every person, with equal treatment regardless of race, gender, religion or income.

  • Community policing

    Proactive strategies that go after the root causes of crime and build trust in every community.

  • A noble calling

    Humility, civility and a commitment to justice, so every action reflects accountability, transparency and service.

Twelve hundred square miles, one sheriff

Basalt canyons and sand dunes, wheat ground and pivot circles, two great rivers and the towns along them. The Franklin County Sheriff answers for all of it, from Pasco to Kahlotus.

Map of Washington State with Franklin County highlighted in the southeast, where the Snake River meets the Columbia. Pasco is the county seat. Olympia Seattle Spokane Pasco Connell
Franklin County sits in southeastern Washington, between the Columbia River to the west and the Snake River to the south.
Aerial view of green center-pivot irrigation circles along the Columbia River
Center-pivot countryIrrigated circles of potatoes, corn, alfalfa and wheat
Palouse Falls plunging into a basalt canyon with a rainbow in the mist
Palouse FallsWashington's official state waterfall, on the county's northeast edge
The white cable-stayed Ed Hendler Bridge over the Columbia River
The Cable BridgeJoining Pasco and Kennewick across the Columbia
The Franklin County Courthouse in Pasco with its copper dome
Franklin County CourthouseThe copper-domed seat of county government in Pasco
A green wheat field with an irrigation line at sunrise on Clark Road in Pasco
Clark Road, PascoWheat and a pivot line at first light
Rolling sand hills dotted with western juniper under a blue sky
Juniper Dunes WildernessSand hills and western juniper northeast of Pasco
Columbia Avenue in downtown Connell with blooming trees
Columbia Avenue, ConnellWhere Chris serves as Chief of Police
The town of Kahlotus and its grain elevator beyond sagebrush
KahlotusGrain elevators and sagebrush on the Columbia Plateau Trail

Your ballot comes to you

Washington votes by mail. Three things stand between you and a vote for Chris Lee.

  1. Check your registration

    Register or update your address online or by mail by Monday, October 26. After that, you can still register in person at the Franklin County Elections office until 8 p.m. on Election Day.

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  2. Watch your mailbox

    Ballots go out by Friday, October 16, with a postage-paid return envelope. Find Franklin County Sheriff on the ballot and mark Chris Lee.

  3. Return it by November 3

    Drop it in any official ballot drop box by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, or mail it early enough to be postmarked by Election Day.

Chris is a dedicated, trusted, and exceptionally hardworking police officer. As a supervisor he was a selfless leader who cared about serving the community and the officers who reported to him.

Jeff Taylor Captain (Ret.), Richland Police Department

County commissioners, a state senator, retired chiefs, deputies, troopers, dispatchers and more than sixty community members stand with Chris.

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