A state committee voted to recommend stripping Jefferson County Sheriff candidate Tyler Anderson of his law enforcement credentials following a May 21 hearing, adding a new dimension to the November race against incumbent Sheriff Jason Pollock.

Both Jefferson County Commissioner incumbents secured victories in the May 19 primary, while the hotly contested Sheriff race between Jason Pollock and Tyler Anderson will be decided by voters in November.

With only two candidates on the ballot, the Jefferson County Sheriff's race skipped the primary entirely. Incumbent Jason Pollock and challenger Tyler Anderson — a former JCSO deputy whose law enforcement certification faced review — will face off in November.

With all 17 precincts reporting, incumbent commissioners Mark Wunsch and Kelly Simmelink secured their positions in the May 19 primary. Voters rejected a new library bond measure by a 2-to-1 margin, while two Camp Sherman-area measures passed easily.

With Oregon's May 20 primary results set to be officially certified June 25, Jefferson County's contested races have largely been decided. Incumbents Mark Wunsch and Kelly Simmelink appear to have held their commissioner seats, Jason Pollock won re-election as sheriff, and challenger Tyler Anderson lost his law enforcement certifications permanently.

Voters returned both incumbent county commissioners to office in the May 20 primary, while rejecting a $22.5 million bond measure that would have funded a new library in Madras and a satellite branch in Culver.

The DPSST Police Policy Committee voted on May 21 to permanently strip Tyler Anderson of his law enforcement certifications, a landmark decision that now shapes the path to the November election against incumbent Sheriff Jason Pollock.

Both incumbent commissioners — Mark Wunsch and Kelly Simmelink — successfully defended their seats in the May 19 primary. But the Jefferson County Library District's bond measure to build new facilities in Madras and Culver was rejected by nearly two-thirds of voters.

Oregon's police watchdog committee voted in May to revoke the law enforcement certifications of Jefferson County sheriff candidate Tyler Anderson, who remains on the November ballot against incumbent Jason Pollock despite no longer being legally certified to serve as a peace officer in Oregon.

Incumbents Mark Wunsch and Kelly Simmelink both advanced in the May 19 Jefferson County primary. Wunsch led challenger George Curtiss by 18 points; Simmelink topped a four-way field with 54% in Position 2.

The full DPSST board will issue a final ruling on Tyler Anderson's police certifications on July 21, following a committee recommendation to revoke them for life. Anderson plans to appeal and says the process won't derail his campaign for Jefferson County Sheriff.