Sheriff’s of Tehama County Present & Past

Sheriff Hosmer C. Copeland was the first Sheriff of Tehama County in May of 1856. Currently the 31st Sheriff, Dave Kain, was elected and took office in 2023.

Located in Northern California approximately 120 miles north of Sacramento, Tehama County encompasses 3,300 square miles. The Tehama County Sheriff’s Office protects the lives and property of 65,000 permanent residents, as well as the countless thousands of tourists and visitors who enjoy hunting, fishing, and vacationing in the vast wilderness areas throughout the county; and who come to Tehama County to view or participate in one of several National Championship sporting events.

Sheriff-Coroner
Dave Kain

2023

Sheriff-Coroner
Dave Hencratt

2011-2023

Sheriff-Coroner
Clay D. Parker

1999-2011

Sheriff
Robert A. Heard

1995-1998

Sheriff
Rudy “Mike” Blanusa

1985-1995

Sheriff
Ron E. Koenig

1974-1985

Sheriff
Lyle A. Williams

1954-1974

Sheriff
Wayne Kranig

1951-1954

Sheriff
James N. Froome

1934-1950

Sheriff
Floyd Hull

1927-1934

Sheriff
Merrill O. Ballard

1919-1926

Sheriff
Clifford M. Moller

1918-1919

Sheriff
Judson W. Boyd

1902-1917

Sheriff
Andrew J. Bogard

1895-1902

Sheriff
John Jasper Bogard

1892-1895

Sheriff
Charles E. Fish

1890-1891

Sheriff
George Vestal

1888-1889

Sheriff
J.R. Ryan

1885-1888

Sheriff
Richard Martin

1880-1885

Sheriff
Charles F. Foster

1877-1880

Sheriff
Eldon S. Cushing

1875-1877

Sheriff
Charles A. Sleeth

1871-1875

Sheriff
John S. Hale

1869-1871

Sheriff
O.R. Johnson

1867-1869

Sheriff
Samuel D. English

1865-1867

Sheriff
Joseph Smith

1863-1865

Sheriff
Sam D. Johns

1861-1863

Sheriff
Thomas Alpaugh

1859-1861

Sheriff
S.M. Bishop

1858-1859

Sheriff
Dennis Dunn

1856-1858

Sheriff
Hosmer C. Copeland

May 1856 – Nov 1856