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Danny Tarkenton

States No Party Preference · Washington · 2026

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Spokane County Prosecuting AttorneyWashington · 2026Spokane County sample ballot
Top priorities
  • Using a forensic psychology background to reduce repeat offending
  • Running the office independent of political parties
  • Confronting the county jail's cost and record overdose deaths

Per her state voters' guide statement.

Biography

A Spokane County deputy prosecutor handling criminal and involuntary treatment proceedings on a docket of more than 500 cases, per her state voters' guide statement. She served six years in the Army National Guard, four of them activated, including a deployment to Iraq as a sergeant and training noncommissioned officer, per the same statement, and holds a law degree from Gonzaga while completing a master's in forensic psychology at Arizona State University.

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