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Sheriff Angela Brandenburg
Sheriff Angela Brandenburg is the current Sheriff of Clackamas County. She took office in 2021 after being elected the 33rd Sheriff of Clackamas County by voters in 2020. Sheriff Brandenburg was re-elected for a second term in 2024.
Sheriff Brandenburg currently serves on the Commission on Statewide Law Enforcement Standards of Conduct and Discipline, the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Police Policy Committee, and is a Northwest Accreditation Alliance Board Member.
Sheriff Brandenburg has been a dedicated public servant since the age of 18 when she joined the Oregon Army National Guard shortly after high school. She attended U.S. Army Basic Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Gordon, Georgia, where she graduated with honors. Brandenburg earned the rank of sergeant before her honorable discharge after nine years of service.
Sheriff Brandenburg is an experienced leader and has served the residents of Clackamas County for over 33 years. She began her law enforcement career as a volunteer Reserve Patrol Deputy with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office before she was hired as a full-time Patrol Deputy in 1992.
Throughout her career with the Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Brandenburg actively sought out opportunities to serve in nearly every division of the Sheriff’s Office, including appointments to special assignments. In addition to working as a Patrol Deputy, she served as a Civil Deputy, Patrol Sergeant and Civil Sergeant, Patrol Deputy Field Training Officer, a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT), and the Search and Rescue Team. Brandenburg was appointed the Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman as Public Information Officer and served in this capacity for five years.
In 2012, Brandenburg was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and appointed the Civil Commander overseeing security of the Clackamas County Courthouse, service of civil process, and was the Sheriff’s Office Risk Manager.
In 2015, Brandenburg was appointed as the Investigations Division Lieutenant serving as the Director of Oregon’s first comprehensive Family Justice Center, A Safe Place. She developed the program into what it is today and forged strong working relationships with community partners like Clackamas Women’s Services to provide a coordinated community response to better serve victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, and elder abuse.
Brandenburg was promoted to Undersheriff in 2019 and commanded over 250 personnel from four divisions: Patrol Division, Investigations Division, Training Division, and A Safe Place Family Justice Center. As the Undersheriff, she served as second-in-command to the Sheriff.
Sheriff Brandenburg has proudly lived in rural Clackamas County for over 40 years.
