ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Carlos

Carlos Barrientos grew up in Boston Massachusetts. He played baseball for Boston English High School where he graduated in 1982. Carlos married his wife Malia in 1991 and later moved to Dallas, Oregon in 2001 where he and Malia raised their 2 children.
Carlos completed the Oregon State Police Academy on April 12, 2002. And was later assigned to the Albany Patrol Office. as a Oregon State Trooper. Carlos retired from Oregon State Police as a Patrol Sergeant on June 1, 2022.
Prior to working for the Oregon State Police Carlos was a Patrolman with the Boston Police Department for 7 years. Carlos also completed the Boston Fire Academy in 1994 and was assigned to Engine 37 in Boston, MA.
Carlos served over 20 years with the U.S. Army. He served 3 years on active duty in Schofield Barracks, HI. The remainder of his military career was in the Reserves and National Guard. Carlos deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) in 2009-2010.
MISSION STATEMENT
Equality Meets Opportunity
"There is no quality more indispensable than a perfect command of temper."
Throughout my life I have been blessed with the ability to adapt and to adjust to adverse environments. I honed these skills throughout my military and law enforcement careers.
I believe the same skill set are equally useful in the Polk County Commissioner's Office.
If I'm presented the opportunity, there will be no doubt that I will equally meet challenges with grace, humility, and honor.