Hood River County Sheriff Matt English was selected as the Sheriff of the Year for 2024-25 by the Western States Sheriffs’ Association.  English, who co-chairs the Government Affairs and Public Lands Committee, was recognized with his co-chair, Sheriff Tracy Glover of Kane County, Utah, for their continued work at a national level surrounding Public Lands and federal rulemaking that negatively impacts communities in the west and erodes the Office of Sheriff.  For the past year, English has led the efforts to combat a rule proposed by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration of the Department of Labor that the association believes, if implemented, would effectively threaten to end volunteer search and rescue programs in the nation.  Additionally, English was appointed this month to the National Sheriffs’ Association Government Affairs committee.  He becomes the only Oregon Sheriff to sit on a committee with NSA.  The Western States Sheriffs’ Association represents eighteen western states and about 1200 Sheriffs.