Michael Reese is an American law enforcement officer who currently serves as Director of the

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. He previously served as the 40th

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(2016–2022), and Chief of the

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Early life and education

Reese was born in

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and attended Roosevelt High School in North Portland. He went to

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and

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where he received his BS in Psychology and his Masters of Public Administration.

Career

Reese started his career in 1989 as a deputy sheriff with the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office. He transferred to the Portland Police Bureau in 1994, serving as an officer, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, commander and ultimately chief of police, retiring in 2015. He served as interim director of the Citizen's Crime Commission before being appointed to finish former Sheriff Dan Stanton's term in May 2016 (Stanton retired amid a scandal). In 2018, Reese ran unopposed in the sheriff's election, except for a write-in campaign by Teressa Raiford, and received 96.55% of the vote. Reese did not run for re-election in 2022 due to term limits. In 2023, Reese was appointed as Director of the

Donald Trump comments

In the November 2020 US Presidential debate,

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claimed to have the support and endorsement from the "Portland sheriff". Reese quickly responded via a tweet stating that he has never supported Trump.

Electoral history

References

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