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- ↑ Former King County sheriff accepts job as Bremerton police chief » Kitsap Sun
- ↑ "Strachan, Steven Douglas "Steve" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- 1 2 King County Sheriff's race: the new man vs. the longtime insider | Local News | The Seattle Times
- ↑ Minnesota Legislators Past & Present - Legislator Record - Strachan, Steven Douglas "Steve"
- ↑ Sheriff Steve Strachan is the Culture Change We Need in the King County Sheriff’s Office | NW Daily Marker
- ↑ April 2: Council appoints Steve Strachan as King County Sheriff
- ↑ King County sheriff accused of ethics violations » Kitsap Sun
- ↑ Kent Reporter. "Ex-Kent Police Chief Strachan to lead statewide law enforcement group". Kent Reporter. Retrieved 9 November 2017.