Both newly-elected Hennepin County Sheriff Dave "Hutch" Hutchinson and newly-elected Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher were sworn in Monday.

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Hutchinson defeated incumbent Rich Stanek in last November's election. Fletcher, a former Ramsey County Sheriff himself, defeated incumbent Jack Serier.

Fletcher was then scheduled to swear in his leadership team Monday afternoon.

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"Today, I am here to say that I am driven to serve all of the citizens of Hennepin County," Hutchinson said in remarks contained in a release.

"This office will continue to grow and find new ways to keep the citizens of Hennepin County safe, happy and healthy. The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is already respected and known nationally for its innovation. I promise that we will never stop growing, innovating, and improving. I will not rest until the people of Hennepin County can look at me and tell me they feel safer than before."

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Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and the Hennepin County Commissioners also took their oaths Monday.

In Ramsey County, county attorney John Choi and the county commissioners are scheduled to be sworn in at 9 a.m. Tuesday.