United States Marshal, Idaho

	Marshal Patrick E. McDonald started his law enforcement career with the Burley Idaho City Police Department in January of 1968, serving there for 18 months He joined the Idaho State Police on June 15, 1969, assigned to the Port of Entry Division. In March of 1970 he was assigned as a resident Trooper stationed in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, where he served for two years. In 1972 he transferred to Headquarters District 3 in Boise where he assumed motorcycle patrol duties with additional assignments in training and special weapons and tactics. In 1980 he was promoted to Sergeant and transferred to Eastern Idaho assigned to District 6 Headquarters in Idaho Falls. He served in that capacity until 1984 when he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He was promoted to Captain in 1986 serving as Regional Patrol Commander until April 2002. During this time he served at all levels within the organization by providing leadership and oversight in operations, communications, investigations, training and administration. On April 19th of 2002 he was nominated by President George W. Bush to the position of United States Marshal. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 23, 2002 and on May 7th appointed by President Bush to the position of United States Marshal for the District of Idaho and serves as the Chief Executive for the District of Idaho by leading a professional staff toward meeting agency goals and objectives.

Marshal McDonald presently serves as a member of the Idaho Anti Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC) and as an advisor to the HRD Office of Preference and is a member of the Operational Review Panel for the United States Marshals Service. He also is a member of the Idaho Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) State Coordination Group and participates as an advisory council member to the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. In 2008 Marshal Mc Donald was appointed by the federal court to the S.T.A.R.T. project (Success Through Assisted Recovery Treatment) which is the oversight committee for Federal Drug Court in Idaho. He has an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Law Enforcement from the College of Southern Idaho, a Bachelors of Science in Corporate Training and a Masters of Education in Occupational Training Management from Idaho State University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Quantico Virginia, and has consulted at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Glynco, Georgia. He is a 26 year veteran of the United States Air Force Reserve, retiring in 1996. He has been married to Sarah Jane Madsen McDonald for 41 years and has three sons and five grandchildren.

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