Matt Bostrom
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Matthew D. "Matt" Bostrom is currently Sheriff of Ramsey County
, a totally urban county encompassing Saint Paul
, the state capital city of Minnesota
. Bostrom was elected Sheriff in 2010 by winning over four-term incumbent Bob Fletcher by a 14% margin. In an earlier role as St. Paul Assistant Police Chief, Bostrom, was given the 2009 Preparedness Award by the Association of Minnesota Emergency Responders.
Bostrom has nearly 29 years of prior law enforcement experience at the Saint Paul Police Department, having served in multiple roles including Assistant Chief of Operations. Bostrum has a Doctor of Public Administration degree from Hamline University
. and co-authored "The United States Department of Justice: Character-Based Police Officer Selection'" He authored "The Influence of Education on Police Officer Work Habits" and co-authored "The United States Department of Justice: Character-Based Police Officer Selection". Concurrent with his law enforcement roles, Bostrom is also an Adjunct Professor at Saint Mary’s University
, Northwestern College
, and Hamline University.
Ramsey County, Minnesota
Ramsey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1849. As of 2010, the population was 508,640. Its county seat is St. Paul, which is also Minnesota's state capital. The county is named for Alexander Ramsey , the first governor of the Minnesota Territory...
, a totally urban county encompassing Saint Paul
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
, the state capital city of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. Bostrom was elected Sheriff in 2010 by winning over four-term incumbent Bob Fletcher by a 14% margin. In an earlier role as St. Paul Assistant Police Chief, Bostrom, was given the 2009 Preparedness Award by the Association of Minnesota Emergency Responders.
Bostrom has nearly 29 years of prior law enforcement experience at the Saint Paul Police Department, having served in multiple roles including Assistant Chief of Operations. Bostrum has a Doctor of Public Administration degree from Hamline University
Hamline University
-Red Wing location :Hamline was named in honor of Leonidas Lent Hamline, a bishop of the Methodist Church whose interest in the frontier led him to donate $25,000 toward the building of an institution of higher learning in what was then the territory of Minnesota. Today, a statue of Bishop Hamline...
. and co-authored "The United States Department of Justice: Character-Based Police Officer Selection'" He authored "The Influence of Education on Police Officer Work Habits" and co-authored "The United States Department of Justice: Character-Based Police Officer Selection". Concurrent with his law enforcement roles, Bostrom is also an Adjunct Professor at Saint Mary’s University
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota is a private, comprehensive, coeducational university with an undergraduate campus in the city of Winona, Minnesota, United States...
, Northwestern College
Northwestern College (Minnesota)
Northwestern College is a private Christian college located in Roseville, Minnesota, and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Established in 1902 as Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School by Dr...
, and Hamline University.