Who is the Churchill County Assessor?

Denise L. Mondhink-Felton (Republican) is the Assessor of Churchill County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Churchill County Clerk-Treasurer?

Linda Rothery (Republican) is the Clerk-Treasurer of Churchill County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Churchill County District Attorney?

Arthur Mallory (Republican) is the District Attorney of Churchill County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Churchill County Public Administrator?

Bob Getto, Jr. (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Churchill County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Churchill County Recorder?

Tasha Hessey (Republican) is the Recorder of Churchill County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Churchill County Sheriff?

Lee Orozco is the Sheriff of Churchill County, Nevada.

Who are the Churchill County commissioners?

Matt Hyde (District 1); Myles Getto (District 2); Eric Blakey (District 3).

Who is on the Churchill County School Board?

Gregg Malkovich (School Board Trustee (at-large)); Joe McFadden (School Board Trustee (at-large)); Wendy Bullock (School Board Trustee (at-large)); Julie Guerrero-Goetsch (School Board Trustee (at-large)); Amber Getto (School Board Trustee (at-large)); Kathryn Whitaker (School Board Trustee (at-large)); Celestia Blakey (School Board Trustee (at-large)).

What is the population of Churchill County?

About 25,805 people, with a median age of 40.4; the median household income is $79,163 and 8.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Churchill County?

4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 438 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,934, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Churchill County?

8 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 5 special district governments.

Churchill County, NV elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Churchill County: 16 seats on 8 elected bodies. 10 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Churchill County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Matt Hyde Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Myles Getto Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Eric Blakey Republican source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Denise L. Mondhink-Felton Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk-Treasurer	Linda Rothery Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney	Arthur Mallory Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Public Administrator	Bob Getto, Jr. Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Recorder	Tasha Hessey Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Lee Orozco source

School Board

Churchill County School District Board of Trustees

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
School Board Trustee (at-large)	Gregg Malkovich source
School Board Trustee (at-large)	Joe McFadden source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Trustee (at-large)	Wendy Bullock source
School Board Trustee (at-large)	Julie Guerrero-Goetsch source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Trustee (at-large)	Amber Getto source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
School Board Trustee (at-large)	Kathryn Whitaker source
School Board Trustee (at-large)	Celestia Blakey source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

Official website

How many local governments Churchill County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 8 local governments in Churchill County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	1	0
School districts (school boards)	1	1
Special districts (elected boards)	5	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Churchill County

25,805people

40.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$79,163 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

17.7%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$329,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

5.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

15.1%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

8%U.S.: 8.4%

42.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

27.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 15.2% · White 70.7% · Black 2.1% · Asian 2.2% · Other or more than one race 9.7% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Churchill County

4.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.5%. Nevada: 4.5%.

438people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

10,496people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

10,934in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.0%	438	10,496	10,934
August 2026	3.9%	423	10,410	10,833
July 2026	4.5%	493	10,437	10,930
June 2026	4.5%	494	10,539	11,033
May 2026	4.5%	497	10,496	10,993
April 2026	4.1%	452	10,464	10,916
March 2026	4.5%	499	10,586	11,085
February 2026	4.8%	523	10,418	10,941
January 2026	4.9%	544	10,478	11,022
December 2025	4.1%	460	10,885	11,345
November 2025	4.3%	492	10,838	11,330
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.5%	497	10,631	11,128
August 2025	4.2%	452	10,380	10,832
July 2025	4.6%	494	10,346	10,840
June 2025	4.9%	536	10,314	10,850
May 2025	4.5%	486	10,263	10,749
April 2025	4.4%	469	10,261	10,730
March 2025	4.5%	482	10,268	10,750
February 2025	4.7%	499	10,226	10,725
January 2025	4.6%	493	10,233	10,726
December 2024	4.5%	487	10,248	10,735
November 2024	4.5%	483	10,321	10,804
October 2024	4.8%	516	10,295	10,811

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.5%	487	10,422	10,909
2024	4.8%	509	10,094	10,603
2023	4.6%	493	10,229	10,722
2022	4.4%	465	10,073	10,538
2021	3.6%	382	10,150	10,532
2020	6.1%	647	9,900	10,547
2019	3.9%	417	10,179	10,596
2018	4.0%	423	10,048	10,471
2017	4.7%	471	9,508	9,979
2016	5.9%	582	9,218	9,800

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Nevada's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.7% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Churchill County

131.0 per 100,0002025. Nevada: 379.2.

863.0 per 100,0002025. Nevada: 1,996.0.

0murders2025, 34 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	34	131.0	224	863.0
2024	55	209.5	211	803.6
2023	31	119.9	247	955.2
2022	41	158.1	244	940.7
2021	36	143.5	302	1,203.9
2020	48	191.8	323	1,290.9
2019	36	147.5	427	1,749.8
2018	50	207.7	374	1,553.3
2017	49	202.2	484	1,997.5
2016	45	186.2	415	1,717.5

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Churchill County Sheriff's Office	2025	11	84	16,229
Fallon Police Department	2025	23	140	9,728

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Nevada · the U.S.

Police staffing

2.74 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 25,957 people.

71sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

21civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Churchill County Sheriff's Office	40	9	16,229
Fallon Police Department	31	12	9,728

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	71	2.74	21	2
2024	59	2.25	22	2
2022	67	2.58	17	2
2021	67	2.67	21	2
2020	67	2.68	21	2
2019	62	2.54	17	2
2018	59	2.45	21	2
2017	61	2.52	21	2
2016	61	2.52	17	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Churchill County Assessor?: Denise L. Mondhink-Felton (Republican) is the Assessor of Churchill County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Churchill County Clerk-Treasurer?: Linda Rothery (Republican) is the Clerk-Treasurer of Churchill County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Churchill County District Attorney?: Arthur Mallory (Republican) is the District Attorney of Churchill County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Churchill County Public Administrator?: Bob Getto, Jr. (Republican) is the Public Administrator of Churchill County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Churchill County Recorder?: Tasha Hessey (Republican) is the Recorder of Churchill County, Nevada. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Churchill County Sheriff?: Lee Orozco is the Sheriff of Churchill County, Nevada.
Who are the Churchill County commissioners?: Matt Hyde (District 1); Myles Getto (District 2); Eric Blakey (District 3).
Who is on the Churchill County School Board?: Gregg Malkovich (School Board Trustee (at-large)); Joe McFadden (School Board Trustee (at-large)); Wendy Bullock (School Board Trustee (at-large)); Julie Guerrero-Goetsch (School Board Trustee (at-large)); Amber Getto (School Board Trustee (at-large)); Kathryn Whitaker (School Board Trustee (at-large)); Celestia Blakey (School Board Trustee (at-large)).
What is the population of Churchill County?: About 25,805 people, with a median age of 40.4; the median household income is $79,163 and 8.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Churchill County?: 4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 438 people unemployed in a labor force of 10,934, against 4.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Churchill County?: 8 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 1 school district and 5 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Clark County Election Department's index of elected officials, each other county's own website and its school district's, and the Secretary of State's certified list of 2026 general-election candidates; officials appointed since a page was updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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