Glenn Palmer

Glenn E. Palmer (born 1961) is the former sheriff of Grant County, Oregon. Palmer was the only sheriff in Grant County history to be elected for five consecutive terms. He was first appointed in November 2000. Palmer lost his bid for reelection in 2020.

Palmer gained national attention with his controversial response during the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in 2016. He met with armed militants and insurrectionists who were holding the federal facility and called them "patriots".

Later that month, complaints were filed against Palmer by the chief of police for the city of John Day and also by the John Day dispatcher.

As of August 2016, Palmer was being investigated by the Oregon Department of Justice for tampering with public records. There were eleven complaints against him.

Palmer was reelected in 2016, with 51% of the vote.

Palmer lost his bid for reelection in 2020.

Personal life Palmer and his wife, RoseAnn, have three children and two grandchildren.