Troy Smithmeyer

Steven ‘Troy’ Smithmeyer has an extensive career in law enforcement with a vast range of expertise and experience.

He joined the King County Sheriff’s Office in 2000, starting in the Southwest precinct. He became a field training officer a few years later, teaching, and mentoring dozens of student deputies. He worked at Metro Transit as an original member of the Bicycle Emphasis and Enforcement Squad (BEES). His career path would next take him to the Advanced Training Unit, back to the Southwest precinct and the Burien Police Department as a Master Police Officer.

In 2015 Troy was promoted to Sergeant and started that part of his career back at Metro, where he was awarded Sergeant of the Year twice. Additionally, he took over the Joint Transit Antiterrorism Team, as well as Metro Street Crimes. Another promotion made him a Captain, and he moved back to Burien as the administrative Captain 2020. He returned to the city of SeaTac as the administrative Captain in 2021 and ultimately became the Chief of Police there in 2023.

Troy is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from California Coast University. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy Class 292.

He has been happily married to his wife Vivian for more than three decades; they have two adult children.