Frank J. Anderson

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Frank J. Anderson (born 1938?), is currently Sheriff of Marion County, Indiana, and is the first African-American to serve in that post.

Frank Anderson grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. Following graduation from Shortridge High School, he enlisted in the United States Navy Shore Patrol, serving from 1956 to 1959. From 1961 to 1965, he served as a Patrol Deputy in the Marion County Sheriff's Department. From 1965 to 1977, he served in the United States Marshals Service, serving first as a Deputy Marshal, and later as an inspector and security specialist. During his tenure with the U.S. Marshals, he helped create and later directed the Federal Witness Protection Program. In 1977, he was appointed as U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Indiana, becoming the top federal law enforcement official for over half the state, serving in that post until 1981. Following a brief stint in the private sector, he was appointed as a District Director for the Federal Protective Service, where he was in charge of providing security in federal facilities in Indiana, Minnesota, and parts of Illinois and Wisconsin from 1983 to 1994. He was reappointed as U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Indiana, serving from 1994 to 2001. He was elected as the County's first African-American Sheriff in 2002, and subsequently reelected in 2006. He is the second African-American Sheriff in Indiana after Oatess E. Archey.