Candidate for
Sheriff; County of Santa Clara

Kevin Jensen has nearly three decades of service to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office and has held numerous leadership positions within the agency:

• Stanford DPS Liaison
• Jail Administration Commander
• Court Security Division Commander
• Administrative Coroner
• Assistant Chief, Department of Correction
• Elmwood Detention Facility Commander
• Risk Program Manager, California's Urban Area Security Initiative (terrorism prevention, mitigation and response)

• Graduate, FBI's National Academy Session, 2005
• MA, Leadership, St. Mary's College of California, 2004
• BA, Management, St. Mary's College of California, 2003
• Sheriff's Leadership Development Course, 1999
• Certified Teacher, Post Officer Standards and Training, Current

Lieutenant, Santa Clara County Sheriffs, 2002-2004 During the next three years, he commanded Reserve Operations and Community Services, served as Patrol Watch Commander and was selected to serve as Assistant Division Commander for the Jails Administration Division. Sergeant, Santa Clara County Sheriffs, 1999-2002 Supervised jail operations, patrol functions, traffic management and enforcement and conducted sensitive investigations into allegations of employee misconduct during his two-year assignment in Internal Affairs.

Deputy, Santa Clara County Sheriffs, 1985 Kevin Jensen began his law enforcement career as a deputy with SCCSO in 1985. After graduating from the SCCSO Academy in 1986 (receiving awards for Top Overall Recruit and Top Athlete in his class). Duties included; County's jail facilities, courts, unincorporated areas patrol and traffic enforcement. Jail Facilities Training Officer, Investigator of Criminal Offenses within the jails and a member of the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team (SERT), the SWAT team for the SCCSO.

Current Service Since his retirement in 2013, Captain Jensen has taught classes to new recruits, as well as law enforcement management courses. He also served as the President of the California Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates through 2013 and remains on the Board as Immediate Past President.