To the Editor:

I am Jonathan Waldner. I would appreciate your vote for Edmunds County Sheriff.

I was born and raised in rural Stratford, on a Hutterite Colony where I attended school. Soon after, I moved to Aberdeen, and began working construction. Years later, I transitioned my career to the oil fields in North Dakota.

In 2007, I began working at the Brown County Jail as a correction officer. This is when I found my calling in law enforcement. In 2008, I became a deputy sheriff for Spink County and graduated from the South Dakota Law Enforcement Training Academy. Three years later, I returned...