[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 118 (Monday, July 20, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E707]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     CONGRATULATING CHRIS LEPPLER, LANCASTER COUNTY SHERIFF ON HIS 
                               RETIREMENT

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                           HON. LLOYD SMUCKER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 20, 2026

  Mr. SMUCKER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to congratulate and recognize 
Chris Leppler on his retirement as Lancaster County Sheriff after three 
decades of service with the department.
  Chris Leppler, a lifelong resident of Lancaster County and graduate 
of Elizabethtown Area High School, joined the Lancaster County Sheriffs 
Office in November 1994. Starting with the department as a Deputy 
Sheriff, Chris Leppler ascended through the ranks and became Sergeant 
in 2005. He was elected Sheriff by the voters of Lancaster County in 
2017 and has served in that position since.
  Notable during Sheriff Leppler's tenure was his collaboration with 
law enforcement agencies at the local, state, and federal levels. His 
office worked with the Lancaster County District Attorney to form the 
Human Trafficking Task Force in 2022 and collaborated with local 
partners on the County Special Emergency Task Force and Joining Forces, 
an initiative to combat the opioid epidemic. The Lancaster County 
Sheriff's Office also coordinated with federal ]aw enforcement agencies 
including the U.S. Marshals Service, the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and United 
States Secret Service.
  Sheriff Chris Leppler retires with nearly 32 years of service to the 
Lancaster County Sheriffs Office, including almost 9 years as Sheriff. 
I thank Sheriff Leppler for his three decades of service to the 
residents of Lancaster County and for helping to keep Pennsylvania's 
11th Congressional District safe. I wish him well in his hard-earned 
retirement.

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