I am excited to hear that Aaron Perry has announced his candidacy for Davis County Sheriff. It is my honor to give Aaron my endorsement. I have worked for the Davis County Sheriff’s Office for over 35 years, serving in nearly every capacity and having worked in or supervised every division, I know that Aaron Perry has the qualifications, dedication, knowledge, work ethic, and the appropriate reasons that motivate him to run for sheriff of Davis County.

Aaron has served the citizens of Davis County in many public safety roles, including EMS and Law Enforcement. Aaron served the first part of his career working for the Davis County Sheriff’s Office, promoting to the rank of Sergeant and earning his degree. During his time at Davis County Aaron served in many specialty assignments; including Deputy/Paramedic, SWAT, Investigations, Patrol Sergeant and SWAT Team Leader. In 2015 Roy City Police Chief, Carl Merino, asked Aaron to be the Assistant Police Chief for Roy PD. During his 3-year career at Roy PD Aaron contributed to many advancements and improvements to the operations and administration of Roy City Police as well as graduating from the FBI National Academy. His time at Roy Police helped Aaron to understand the perspectives of a city municipality and a city police department as it relates to working with other city police agencies and a county sheriff, this gives Aaron a rare insight into the intricacies and importance of these relationships. I believe this is why Aaron was so highly sought out by Weber County Sheriff, Ryan Arbon, to serve in his administration. Aaron started with Weber County as the Chief Deputy over the Weber County Jail. In 2021 Aaron was nominated by the fellow Jail Commanders of the State of Utah as the Jail Commander of the year. Aaron eventually served as Chief Deputy over every area of the Weber County Sheriff’s Office before retiring in 2025, having served a very distinguished career in Public Safety.

After retiring from public safety, Aaron accepted a job working in security for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a perfect retirement job. In discussing with Aaron his motivation to come out of retirement and wanting to run for sheriff it was very clear to me that these motivations are what sets Aaron apart. Aaron told me that, as a lifelong resident of Davis County, a community where he has raised his family, he feels that it is his duty to serve the community that has provided so much to him and his family. He also wants to further the Davis County Sheriff’s Office in its service to the community and its role in making Davis County a great community to raise a family. Aaron has also expressed to me his belief that the biggest responsibility of a sheriff is running a jail, and that this is the biggest part of the sheriff’s office. Aaron understands the role that a jail plays in the whole aspect of public safety and intends to make it a top priority.

Aaron has had a very successful, honorable and rewarding career. Aaron has his retirement from public safety and a good retirement job. Aaron is not running for sheriff because he is seeking a title, personal gain, or the need of a career, Aaron is sacrificing the comforts of a retirement because he believes in serving the community where he has lived his whole life and raised his family. Aaron knows and understands the commitments of long days, extra hours and late nights that come with being elected as the sheriff, and he has the work ethic to fulfill these obligations. Aaron has, and exceeds all of the qualifications to be the next sheriff with experience in all the aspects of running a sheriff’s office, but most importantly, Aaron is running for sheriff for all the right reasons. This is why I proudly endorse Aaron Perry as the best candidate for sheriff.