Spokane County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

A public accountant at a CPA firm who started the private label branch of her family's business in 2016 and ran its operations, client service and financial management, per her state voters' guide statement. She holds a business administration degree from Washington State University with majors in accounting and finance and has served as an elected precinct committee officer and co-chair of the Spokane County Young D

Priorities: Protecting vote by mail and providing independent oversight of elections, per her state voters' guide statement · Keeping public records accurate and accessible while protecting sensitive resident data, per her campaign site · Financial reporting residents can actually read, per her campaign site

A federally licensed IRS enrolled agent and owner of DSW Accounting PLLC, a Spokane tax practice, per his state voters' guide statement. He was the 2024 Republican nominee for Washington Secretary of State and is a former chief financial officer of a national precious metals company who filed federal whistleblower complaints over a fraud scheme targeting seniors and retirees, per the same statement, and he serves as

Priorities: Publishing county financial statements residents can read, per his state voters' guide statement · Strengthening election security, per his campaign site · Modernizing licensing, recording and financial reporting services, per his campaign site

A sitting Spokane City Council member first elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2023 who chairs the Spokane Regional Health District board, per his state voters' guide statement. He previously served as executive director of Better Spokane, director of government affairs for the Spokane Home Builders Association and a Washington State Senate legislative staffer, per the same statement, where he also reports the endorse

Priorities: Secure, accurate election administration with expanded post-election audits, per his campaign site · Acting as an independent watchdog on county finances and fraud prevention, per his campaign site · Accurate, on-time paychecks for county employees after recent payroll system problems, per his campaign site

The sitting District 2 county commissioner, in the seat since 2023 after seven years on the Spokane City Council, per her state voters' guide statement and the county's official commissioner roster. Her earlier career was in nonprofit and community work, including director of The Zone Project at the Northeast Community Center and development director for The Lands Council, per the same statement, and she has chaired

Priorities: Addressing the opioid crisis and expanding substance use and mental health treatment, per her state voters' guide statement · Increasing housing supply and affordability through smart growth, per the same statement · Reducing household costs and investing in workers and small businesses, per her campaign site

The sitting state representative for the 4th Legislative District, elected in 2022, and ranking member on the House Labor and Workplace Standards Committee, per her state voters' guide statement and her official House member page. She is a former president and chief executive of Associate Builders and Contractors who previously managed a workers' compensation program and administered the Corps of Engineers at Libby D

Priorities: Cutting regulatory red tape and supporting small businesses, per her state voters' guide statement · Supporting public safety and keeping communities affordable, per the same statement · Growing a skilled workforce and delivering transparent government, per the same statement

The sitting Spokane County Assessor, listed in that role in the county's official staff directory, who joined the office as an appraiser in 1993, per his state voters' guide statement. He says technology upgrades during his eight years leading the office have made it more efficient, and he serves as legislative co-chair of the Washington Association of County Assessors, per the same statement, which credits him with

Priorities: Continuing technology upgrades that make the office more efficient, per his state voters' guide statement · Property tax relief that helps seniors, disabled residents and disabled veterans stay in their homes, per the same statement

A business intelligence analyst at CHAS Health who does capacity analytics, workflow optimization and database reporting, per his state voters' guide statement. He holds a mathematics degree from the University of British Columbia and has prior software engineering experience, per the same statement, and chairs the Northeast Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society while volunteering as an audio engineer for Sp

Priorities: Expanding court guides, notifications and translated forms so filings are easier to navigate, per his state voters' guide statement · Applying capacity analysis and workflow optimization to office operations, per the same statement · Public operational reporting on how the office performs, per his campaign site

The Cheney Municipal Court administrator and a retired US Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, per his state voters' guide statement. He is a graduate of the Washington State Court Administrators Academy and holds an economics degree from UC Davis and a master's in military studies from Marine Corps University, per the same statement, and chairs both the Spokane Veterans Stand Down and the Veterans First board.

Priorities: Clear, respectful communication with people who use the courts, per his state voters' guide statement · Improving the speed and accuracy of court record handling, per the same statement · Continuing modernization while protecting sensitive information, per the same statement

The sitting prosecuting attorney, sworn in as interim on a unanimous 5 to 0 commission vote in 2025, per the county's own announcement. He had been with the office for a decade and was named head of its criminal division in 2023, and he previously served as a Benton County deputy prosecutor, per that announcement and his state voters' guide statement. He taught trial advocacy as an adjunct at Gonzaga's law school fro

Priorities: Prioritizing violent crime, drug trafficking and crimes against children, per his campaign site · Centering crime victims in prosecutorial decisions, per his campaign site · Close working relationships with law enforcement agencies, per his campaign site

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 forensi

Priorities: Using a forensic psychology background to reduce repeat offending, per her state voters' guide statement · Running the office independent of political parties, per her campaign site · Confronting the county jail's cost and record overdose deaths, per her state voters' guide statement

The sitting Spokane County Sheriff, listed in that role on the sheriff's office command staff directory, with more than 28 years in the agency as patrol deputy, detective, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, regional drug task force commander and undersheriff, per his state voters' guide statement. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, holds a master's in administrative leadership from the University of Oklahoma,

Priorities: Sustaining recruitment after closing a vacancy gap of more than 40 positions, per his campaign site · Operating the Real Time Crime Center, per his campaign site · Community oriented policing that reduces crime and addresses homelessness, per his state voters' guide statement

The sitting Spokane County Treasurer, listed in that role in the county staff directory, and previously the county's chief deputy treasurer, per his state voters' guide statement. He is a licensed CPA with a finance and accounting degree from Eastern Washington University and an MBA from Gonzaga, has served as the 6th District state representative since 2017, and is an Army veteran with more than 25 years in public f

Priorities: Protecting taxpayer dollars with transparent, accountable financial management, per his state voters' guide statement · Keeping county government living within its means, per the same statement

A Spokane Municipal Court commissioner since 2016 who previously worked as an assistant city prosecuting attorney and Veterans Court prosecuting attorney, per his state voters' guide statement. He is an Air Force veteran and former emergency communications operator who also ran a small business, per the same statement, and holds a law degree from Gonzaga.

Priorities: Holding offenders accountable using evidence based strategies that reduce repeat offenses, per his campaign site · Choosing case strategies that use public resources cost effectively, per his campaign site · Following due process in every case to protect the rights of the accused, per his campaign site

The Airway Heights court commissioner since 2020 and a pro tem judge in Spokane County District Court since 2019 who has owned her own law firm since 2009, per her state voters' guide statement. She previously prosecuted for the City of Spokane, Spokane County and the City of Ritzville and handled indigent defense in Adams County, per the same statement, and serves as president of the Northwest Tribal Court Judges' A

Priorities: Court accountability paired with a focus on community safety, per her state voters' guide statement · Effective therapeutic alternatives for qualified participants to reduce repeat offending, per the same statement · Professionalism, transparency and equal access to justice, per the same statement

Section chief of the torts division at the Washington Attorney General's Office who has served more than five years as a judge pro tem in Airway Heights Municipal Court and in Spokane County District and Superior courts, per his state voters' guide statement. He clerked for the Washington Court of Appeals and spent more than a decade as a litigator, per the same statement, and holds a law degree from the University o

Priorities: Treating every person in the courtroom with respect and dignity, per his campaign site · Following the law without being swayed by personal preferences, per his campaign site · Modernizing the court and finding efficiencies in court practices, per his state voters' guide statement

A prosecutor for the City of Cheney who has served as a judge and commissioner pro tempore in Spokane County courts, per his state voters' guide statement. He is a former director at the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys who teaches undergraduate and graduate law courses at Eastern Washington University and served 24 years in the military, per the same statement, and holds a law degree and an MBA from G

Priorities: Consistent, fair accountability aimed at reducing repeat offenses, per his campaign site · Therapeutic courts that address addiction and mental health while maintaining community safety, per his campaign site · Reducing case processing delays so resolutions are timely, per his campaign site