Endorsement from Undersheriff Dennis Bonneville

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Jon VanGesen is an Excellent Choice for Boundary County Sheriff.

Having extensive, first-hand knowledge of Jon’s abilities and the elected Sheriff position being such a critical position, I felt it important to share my opinion.

I retired after over forty-five years in law enforcement serving within two extremely professional departments. I served thirty years with the Washington State Patrol, retiring as a Section Commander, and over fifteen years as Kitsap County Undersheriff for Sheriff Steve Boyer.

I worked with Jon VanGesen as a deputy, detective and through several promotions, becoming a lieutenant shortly after I retired. I first met Jon when he was a detective assigned to the regional drug task force (WESTNET) in Kitsap County.

Jon exceeded everyone’s expectations, becoming a natural leader at the task force. Jon was key in the successful resolution of our biggest organized crime drug enforcement task force (OCDETF) case. He was promoted to sergeant and once again became the go to person as the shift supervisor leading a third (30 deputies) of our patrol division. His investigative skills and experience made him an obvious choice for a critical assignment managing our Office of Professional Standards (OPS). While conducting all internal investigations was his primary responsibility, he was also tasked with identifying behavioral trends and recommending training and policy updates that would best address them. Jon continually volunteered to work on several specialized positions. He was quick to address a need and was credited with formulating our officer line of duty death procedures and was assistant commander of our SWAT team. After my retirement in 2014, Jon was promoted, serving in patrol and later leading the detective’s section as a lieutenant and acting division chief.

Jon VanGesen’s professional life has prepared him for this role. He has thousands of hours of training specifically focused on supervision, management, leadership, and executive level policing together with years of experience doing the job and doing it well.

While we have experienced turbulent times nationally between a pandemic and the nationwide demands for police reform, it’s critical that we have the right person at the helm of a very complex responsibility. Our outstanding law enforcement personnel deserve that much!

Jon has worked tirelessly to become an excellent law enforcement executive! Please use your vote to place Jon VanGesen in Office as your next Sheriff!

— Dennis Bonneville

Undersheriff, Kitsap County Sheriff's Office,
Lieutenant, Washington State Patrol, retired

Posted on 27 Jan 2024, 23:23 - Category: News