Editing Ramsey County, Minnesota (section)

==Government and politics==
Ramsey County is overwhelmingly Democratic in presidential elections, not having voted for a Republican presidential nominee since 1924. In 2020, Democratic nominee [[Joe Biden]] received the largest share of the vote for any candidate in the county's history, with over 71%.

===County sheriff===
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office was established in the old [[Minnesota Territory]] in 1849.<ref name="about">{{Cite web|title=About the Sheriff's Office |url=https://www.ramseycounty.us/your-government/leadership/sheriffs-office/about-sheriffs-office |publisher=Ramsey County Sheriff's Office |date=2025 |access-date=March 24, 2025}}</ref> The current sheriff is Bob Fletcher, who was elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022. The Ramsey County Sheriff is elected to a four-year term in an election concurrent with the federal [[United States midterm election|midterm elections]].

The sheriff's office provides patrol and investigation for communities without local police forces and is available as backup for all communities. In addition to enforcing the law, the office provides town police services under contract to [[Arden Hills, Minnesota|Arden Hills]], [[Falcon Heights, Minnesota|Falcon Heights]], [[Little Canada, Minnesota|Little Canada]], [[North Oaks, Minnesota|North Oaks]], [[Shoreview, Minnesota|Shoreview]], [[Vadnais Heights, Minnesota|Vadnais Heights]], and [[White Bear, Minnesota|White Bear Township.]]<ref name="about"/>

The Ramsey County Sheriff's office provides a number of unique services as mandated by law. This includes detention for court and other court services, safety, rescue, and law enforcement on the waterways. The office provides safety classes and coordinates community volunteer efforts. It is responsible for the county jail, more officially the Adult Detention Center, which can hold 500 prisoners and has a staff of about 150.

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
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! style="background:#9cf;"| Community !! style="background:#9cf;"| Law Enforcement !! style="background:#9cf;"| Fire Protection !! style="background:#9cf;"| Ambulance
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|Arden Hills || Ramsey County Sheriff || Lake Johanna Fire || Allina Medical Transport
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|Falcon Heights || Ramsey County Sheriff || Saint Paul Fire || Saint Paul Fire
|-
|Gem Lake || White Bear Lake Police || White Bear Lake Fire || White Bear Lake Fire
|-
|Lauderdale || Saint Anthony Police || Saint Paul Fire || Saint Paul Fire
|-
|Little Canada || Ramsey County Sheriff || Little Canada Fire & Rescue || Allina Medical Transport
|-
|Maplewood || Maplewood Police || Maplewood Fire || Maplewood Fire
|-
|Minnesota State Fairgrounds || Minnesota State Fair Police || Saint Paul Fire || Saint Paul Fire
|-
|Mounds View || Mounds View Police || SBM Fire || Allina Medical Transport
|-
|New Brighton || New Brighton Police Division || New Brighton Fire Division || Allina Medical Transport
|-
|North Oaks || Ramsey County Sheriff || Lake Johanna Fire || Allina Medical Transport
|-
|North Saint Paul || North Saint Paul Police || North Saint Paul Fire || Lakeview Emergency Medical
|-
|Roseville || Roseville Police || Roseville Fire || Allina Medical Transport
|-
|Saint Anthony || Saint Anthony Police || Saint Anthony Fire || Hennepin EMS
|-
|Saint Paul || Saint Paul Police || Saint Paul Fire || Saint Paul Fire
|-
|Shoreview || Ramsey County Sheriff || Lake Johanna Fire || Allina Medical Transport
|-
|University of Minnesota-St. Paul || University Police || Saint Paul Fire || Saint Paul Fire
|-
|Vadnais Heights || Ramsey County Sheriff || Vadnais Heights Fire || Allina Medical Transport
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|White Bear Lake || White Bear Lake Police || White Bear Lake Fire || White Bear Lake Fire
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|White Bear Township || Ramsey County Sheriff || White Bear Lake Fire || White Bear Lake Fire
|}

===County Attorney===
The Ramsey County Attorney prosecutes felony crimes committed within the jurisdiction of Ramsey County. The current County Attorney is [[John Choi (attorney)|John Choi]], who was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014, 2018, and 2022.

===County Commissioners===
The county commission elects a [[chairperson|chair]] who presides at meetings. Commissioners as of February 24, 2025, are:

{| class="wikitable"
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! District
! Commissioner
! Assumed office
! Current term ends
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| 1st || Tara Jebens-Singh || January 6, 2025 || January 1, 2029
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| 2nd || Mary Jo McGuire (Vice Chair) || January 6, 2013 || January 1, 2029
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| 3rd || Garrison McMurtrey || February 24, 2025 || January 4, 2027
|-
| 4th || Rena Moran || January 2, 2023 || January 4, 2027
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| 5th || Rafael E. Ortega (Board Chair) || 2014 || January 4, 2027
|-
| 6th || Mai Chong Xiong || January 2, 2023 || January 4, 2027
|-
| 7th || Kelly Miller || January 6, 2025 || January 1, 2029
|}

{{PresHead|place=Ramsey County, Minnesota|source1=<ref>{{Cite web|last=Leip |first=David |title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=March 21, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>|source2=<ref>The leading "other" candidate, [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]], received 12,426 votes, while Socialist candidate [[Eugene V. Debs|Eugene Debs]] received 2,942 votes, [[Prohibition Party|Prohibition]] candidate [[Eugene W. Chafin|Eugene Chafin]] received 275 votes, and [[Socialist Labor Party of America|Socialist Labor]] candidate [[Arthur Reimer]] received 167 votes.</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|66,954|133,878|27,381|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|68,206|130,932|52,777|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Democratic|88,736|143,767|2,393|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Democratic|95,667|141,623|2,153|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|78,860|124,774|29,110|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|86,480|133,682|7,905|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Democratic|95,716|108,392|5,843|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|64,068|122,568|9,020|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|56,898|133,948|746|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|77,408|108,464|655|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|80,701|87,784|554|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|76,093|93,783|1,494|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|48,142|88,528|4,217|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|53,052|78,759|1,933|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|57,093|78,990|2,082|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|30,553|86,286|13,889|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|38,589|66,128|3,263|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|53,054|56,807|1,049|Minnesota}}
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{{PresRow|1920|Republican|40,204|21,110|7,273|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|13,317|22,291|2,353|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|4,109|12,431|15,810|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|16,556|11,613|2,131|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|18,269|5,860|1,889|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|15,384|10,931|1,030|Minnesota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|17,522|12,048|817|Minnesota}}
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