Who is the Union County Assessor?

Cody Vavra is the Assessor of Union County, Oregon.

Who is the Union County County Clerk?

Lisa Feik is the County Clerk of Union County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Union County District Attorney?

Kelsie McDaniel is the District Attorney of Union County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Union County Justice of the Peace?

J. Logan Joseph is the Justice of the Peace of Union County, Oregon.

Who is the Union County Sheriff?

Cody Bowen is the Sheriff of Union County, Oregon.

Who is the Union County County Surveyor?

Jeffery Hsu is the County Surveyor of Union County, Oregon.

Who is the Union County County Treasurer?

Camee Jensen is the County Treasurer of Union County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Union County commissioners?

Paul Anderes (County Commission Chair); Matt Scarfo (County Commissioner); Jake Seavert (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Union County?

About 26,144 people, with a median age of 40; the median household income is $65,661 and 16.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Union County?

3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 477 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,082, against 5.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Union County?

37 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 6 school district and 22 special district governments.

Union County, OR elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Union County: 10 seats on 8 elected bodies. 5 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Union County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commission Chair	Paul Anderes source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Matt Scarfo source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Jake Seavert source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Cody Vavra source
County Clerk	Lisa Feik source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney	Kelsie McDaniel source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Justice of the Peace	J. Logan Joseph source
Sheriff	Cody Bowen source
County Surveyor	Jeffery Hsu source
County Treasurer	Camee Jensen source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Union County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 37 local governments in Union 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	8	0
School districts (school boards)	6	0
Special districts (elected boards)	22	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 Union County

26,144people

40median ageU.S.: 38.9

$65,661 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

16.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

26.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$294,600median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.9%U.S.: 8.4%

41.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

26.6%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.5% · White 85.8% · Black 0.8% · Asian 1.1% · Other or more than one race 6.7% (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 Union County

3.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.2%. Oregon: 4.3%.

477people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

11,605people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

12,082in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.9%	477	11,605	12,082
August 2026	4.5%	555	11,660	12,215
July 2026	4.6%	559	11,556	12,115
June 2026	5.0%	608	11,560	12,168
May 2026	4.5%	551	11,797	12,348
April 2026	4.6%	565	11,742	12,307
March 2026	5.5%	684	11,669	12,353
February 2026	6.3%	764	11,451	12,215
January 2026	6.6%	797	11,282	12,079
December 2025	5.5%	668	11,508	12,176
November 2025	5.0%	612	11,596	12,208
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.2%	629	11,498	12,127
August 2025	5.2%	632	11,471	12,103
July 2025	5.5%	665	11,483	12,148
June 2025	5.6%	677	11,398	12,075
May 2025	5.3%	648	11,479	12,127
April 2025	5.4%	656	11,454	12,110
March 2025	6.5%	793	11,412	12,205
February 2025	6.6%	804	11,287	12,091
January 2025	6.7%	811	11,283	12,094
December 2024	5.3%	628	11,251	11,879
November 2024	4.6%	547	11,361	11,908
October 2024	4.3%	514	11,504	12,018

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.7%	690	11,443	12,133
2024	4.8%	574	11,409	11,983
2023	4.0%	478	11,378	11,856
2022	4.6%	541	11,296	11,837
2021	5.6%	668	11,251	11,919
2020	8.0%	937	10,831	11,768
2019	4.8%	563	11,103	11,666
2018	5.3%	614	10,933	11,547
2017	5.3%	614	10,966	11,580
2016	6.0%	693	10,911	11,604

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. Oregon's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.0% 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 Union County

238.5 per 100,0002025. Oregon: 311.2.

1,496.6 per 100,0002025. Oregon: 2,118.0.

1murders2025, 62 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	62	238.5	389	1,496.6
2024	45	172.2	527	2,017.0
2023	71	271.5	425	1,625.1
2022	55	209.9	489	1,866.0
2021	54	204.6	452	1,712.4
2020	30	111.8	525	1,957.0
2019	23	75.5	531	1,743.8
2018	27	89.2	382	1,261.5
2017	26	86.4	513	1,705.3
2016	32	107.3	599	2,009.2

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
La Grande Police Department	2025	40	263	13,071
Union County Sheriff's Office	2025	22	126	12,921

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 Oregon · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.39 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 25,992 people.

36sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

35civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Union County Sheriff's Office	19	20	12,921
La Grande Police Department	17	15	13,071

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	36	1.39	35	2
2024	36	1.38	32	2
2023	36	1.38	35	2
2022	36	1.37	39	2
2021	34	1.29	36	2
2020	34	1.27	30	2
2019	34	1.29	31	2
2018	33	1.25	28	2
2017	33	1.26	30	2
2016	39	1.50	29	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 Union County Assessor?: Cody Vavra is the Assessor of Union County, Oregon.
Who is the Union County County Clerk?: Lisa Feik is the County Clerk of Union County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Union County District Attorney?: Kelsie McDaniel is the District Attorney of Union County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Union County Justice of the Peace?: J. Logan Joseph is the Justice of the Peace of Union County, Oregon.
Who is the Union County Sheriff?: Cody Bowen is the Sheriff of Union County, Oregon.
Who is the Union County County Surveyor?: Jeffery Hsu is the County Surveyor of Union County, Oregon.
Who is the Union County County Treasurer?: Camee Jensen is the County Treasurer of Union County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Union County commissioners?: Paul Anderes (County Commission Chair); Matt Scarfo (County Commissioner); Jake Seavert (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Union County?: About 26,144 people, with a median age of 40; the median household income is $65,661 and 16.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Union County?: 3.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 477 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,082, against 5.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Union County?: 37 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 6 school district and 22 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Oregon Blue Book published by the Secretary of State; 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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