Who is the Chelan County County Assessor?

Wes Cornelius (Republican) is the County Assessor of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Chelan County County Auditor?

Skip Moore (Republican) is the County Auditor of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Chelan County County Clerk?

Marty (Martin) Young (Republican) is the County Clerk of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Chelan County County Coroner?

Wayne E. Harris (Republican) is the County Coroner of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Chelan County Prosecuting Attorney?

Robert W. Sealby (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Chelan County Sheriff?

Mike Morrison (Republican) is the Sheriff of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Chelan County County Treasurer?

David E Griffiths (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Chelan County commissioners?

Kevin Overbay (District 1); Shon D. Smith (District 2); Brad Hawkins (District 3).

Who is on the Chelan County School Board?

R. Mike Worden (Director District 1); Judy Derpack (Director District 2); Zachary Miller (Director District 3); Cynthia Garza (Director District 4); Trey Ising (Director District 5); Aaron D. Bessonette (Director District 1); Sara Pipkin (Director District 2); Nick Wood (Director District 3); Roger A. Perleberg (Director District 4); Aaron Lowers (Director District 5 (at large)); Virginia (Viky) Quezada (Director District 1); Jamie E Cannon (Director District 2); Nicole Poyner (Director District 3); Rhianna Montgomery (Director District 4); Monica Quezada (Director District 5 (at large)); Stephanie R. Fuller (Director District 1); Barb Polley (Director District 2); Jennifer Puckett (Director District 3); Kim Thorpe (Director District 4 (at large)); Christy C Nielsen (Director District 5 (at large)); Ruth Escalera (Director District 1); Kourtney Alanis (Director District 2); Amanda Zuluaga (Director District 3); Krysta Westmoreland (Director District 4 (at large)); Greg Neff (Director District 5 (at large)); Reed Courtney (Director Position 1); Rene Courtney (Director Position 2); John Wilsey (Director Position 3); Jake Courtney (Director Position 4); Nick Davis (Director Position 5); Julie Norton (Director District 1); Maria Iniguez (Director District 2); Tucker Jackson (Director District 3); Mark Belton (Director District 4); Caroline Siderius (Director District 5 (at large)).

What is the population of Chelan County?

About 80,172 people, with a median age of 40.4; the median household income is $82,381 and 8.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Chelan County?

3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,301 people unemployed in a labor force of 42,163, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Chelan County?

65 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 7 school district and 52 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Chelan County?

1: Wenatchee. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

Chelan County, WA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Chelan County: 55 seats on 17 elected bodies. 8 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Chelan 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	Kevin Overbay Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Shon D. Smith Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Brad Hawkins Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Wes Cornelius Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Auditor	Skip Moore Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Marty (Martin) Young Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Coroner	Wayne E. Harris Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Prosecuting Attorney	Robert W. Sealby Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	Mike Morrison Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	David E Griffiths Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

School Board

Cascade School District No. 228 Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	R. Mike Worden source
Director District 2	Judy Derpack source
Director District 3	Zachary Miller source
Director District 4	Cynthia Garza source
Director District 5	Trey Ising source

Cashmere School District No. 222 Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Aaron D. Bessonette source
Director District 2	Sara Pipkin source
Director District 3	Nick Wood source
Director District 4	Roger A. Perleberg source
Director District 5 (at large)	Aaron Lowers source

Entiat School District No. 127 Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Virginia (Viky) Quezada source
Director District 2	Jamie E Cannon source
Director District 3	Nicole Poyner source
Director District 4	Rhianna Montgomery source
Director District 5 (at large)	Monica Quezada source

Lake Chelan School District No. 129 Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Stephanie R. Fuller source
Director District 2	Barb Polley source
Director District 3	Jennifer Puckett source
Director District 4 (at large)	Kim Thorpe source
Director District 5 (at large)	Christy C Nielsen source

Manson School District No. 19 Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Ruth Escalera source
Director District 2	Kourtney Alanis source
Director District 3	Amanda Zuluaga source
Director District 4 (at large)	Krysta Westmoreland source
Director District 5 (at large)	Greg Neff source

Stehekin School District No. 69 Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director Position 1	Reed Courtney source
Director Position 2	Rene Courtney source
Director Position 3	John Wilsey source
Director Position 4	Jake Courtney source
Director Position 5	Nick Davis source

Wenatchee School District No. 246 Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Julie Norton source
Director District 2	Maria Iniguez source
Director District 3	Tucker Jackson source
Director District 4	Mark Belton source
Director District 5 (at large)	Caroline Siderius source

Who lives in each of the 7 school districts (Census figures)

School district	People	Median household income	Below the poverty line	Without health insurance	Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Cascade School District	11,225	$88,729	7.4%	12.6%	37.8%
Cashmere School District	7,453	$84,318	6.1%	7.1%	52%
Entiat School District	2,668	$87,727	6.6%	6.4%	40.8%
Lake Chelan School District	8,280	$79,375	7.6%	19.5%	27.8%
Manson School District	3,914	$83,500	11.5%	15.6%	55.9%
Stehekin School District	44	$47,750	29.5%	29.5%	—
Wenatchee School District	46,883	$80,962	8.9%	8.8%	42.7%

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.

Cities and towns

Wenatchee · Mayor Mike Poirier · 7 seats

Special districts

Boards elected by the voters who live in each district.

Chelan County Port District Commission · 3 seats

Office	Who holds it now
Commissioner District 1	Donn Etherington source
Commissioner District 2	Janet "JC" Baldwin source
Commissioner District 3	Richard DeRock source

How many local governments Chelan County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 65 local governments in Chelan 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	5	1
School districts (school boards)	7	7
Special districts (elected boards)	52	1

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 Chelan County

80,172people

40.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$82,381 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

8.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

31.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$490,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

3.7%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

14%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.4%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

10.5%U.S.: 8.4%

41.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

25%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 29% · White 65% · Black 0.4% · Asian 0.8% · Other or more than one race 4.8% (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 Chelan County

3.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.3%. Washington: 4.3%.

1,301people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

40,862people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

42,163in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.1%	1,301	40,862	42,163
August 2026	4.0%	1,707	41,504	43,211
July 2026	3.0%	1,369	43,935	45,304
June 2026	3.6%	1,554	41,126	42,680
May 2026	4.6%	1,878	38,890	40,768
April 2026	4.9%	1,990	38,444	40,434
March 2026	5.2%	2,084	38,255	40,339
February 2026	5.8%	2,326	37,462	39,788
January 2026	5.7%	2,261	37,214	39,475
December 2025	5.6%	2,240	37,990	40,230
November 2025	4.8%	1,951	38,621	40,572
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.3%	1,419	41,814	43,233
August 2025	3.9%	1,740	42,718	44,458
July 2025	3.5%	1,614	44,277	45,891
June 2025	3.2%	1,382	41,152	42,534
May 2025	4.2%	1,672	38,158	39,830
April 2025	4.1%	1,613	38,089	39,702
March 2025	5.0%	1,959	36,957	38,916
February 2025	6.2%	2,419	36,384	38,803
January 2025	5.6%	2,188	36,603	38,791
December 2024	5.2%	2,024	37,224	39,248
November 2024	4.5%	1,790	38,288	40,078
October 2024	3.7%	1,527	39,910	41,437

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.5%	1,836	39,342	41,178
2024	4.6%	1,897	39,593	41,490
2023	4.3%	1,775	39,694	41,469
2022	4.3%	1,829	40,412	42,241
2021	5.2%	2,226	40,439	42,665
2020	8.4%	3,630	39,419	43,049
2019	5.3%	2,309	41,644	43,953
2018	4.9%	2,138	41,334	43,472
2017	5.1%	2,162	40,397	42,559
2016	5.9%	2,498	39,582	42,080

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. Washington's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.8% 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 Chelan County

189.4 per 100,0002025. Washington: 283.9.

1,059.6 per 100,0002025. Washington: 1,974.8.

4murders2025, 163 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	163	189.4	912	1,059.6
2024	126	146.7	1,237	1,440.0
2023	145	171.2	1,205	1,422.7
2022	111	130.8	1,299	1,530.5
2021	90	110.1	1,191	1,456.4
2020	115	140.7	888	1,086.5
2019	105	128.7	980	1,201.2
2018	144	176.5	1,290	1,581.5
2017	106	130.3	1,339	1,646.4
2016	123	152.6	1,786	2,215.1

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Chelan County Sheriff's Office	2025	53	175	46,198
Wenatchee Police Department	2025	110	737	35,350

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 Washington · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.29 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 81,548 people.

105sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

30civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Chelan County Sheriff's Office	61	18	46,198
Wenatchee Police Department	44	12	35,350

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	105	1.29	30	2
2024	99	1.22	31	2
2023	101	1.26	30	2
2022	102	1.27	27	2
2021	97	1.25	27	2
2020	95	1.23	27	2
2019	97	1.25	27	2
2018	100	1.29	30	2
2017	96	1.24	23	2
2016	95	1.24	25	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 Chelan County County Assessor?: Wes Cornelius (Republican) is the County Assessor of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Chelan County County Auditor?: Skip Moore (Republican) is the County Auditor of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Chelan County County Clerk?: Marty (Martin) Young (Republican) is the County Clerk of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Chelan County County Coroner?: Wayne E. Harris (Republican) is the County Coroner of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Chelan County Prosecuting Attorney?: Robert W. Sealby (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Chelan County Sheriff?: Mike Morrison (Republican) is the Sheriff of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Chelan County County Treasurer?: David E Griffiths (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Chelan County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Chelan County commissioners?: Kevin Overbay (District 1); Shon D. Smith (District 2); Brad Hawkins (District 3).
Who is on the Chelan County School Board?: R. Mike Worden (Director District 1); Judy Derpack (Director District 2); Zachary Miller (Director District 3); Cynthia Garza (Director District 4); Trey Ising (Director District 5); Aaron D. Bessonette (Director District 1); Sara Pipkin (Director District 2); Nick Wood (Director District 3); Roger A. Perleberg (Director District 4); Aaron Lowers (Director District 5 (at large)); Virginia (Viky) Quezada (Director District 1); Jamie E Cannon (Director District 2); Nicole Poyner (Director District 3); Rhianna Montgomery (Director District 4); Monica Quezada (Director District 5 (at large)); Stephanie R. Fuller (Director District 1); Barb Polley (Director District 2); Jennifer Puckett (Director District 3); Kim Thorpe (Director District 4 (at large)); Christy C Nielsen (Director District 5 (at large)); Ruth Escalera (Director District 1); Kourtney Alanis (Director District 2); Amanda Zuluaga (Director District 3); Krysta Westmoreland (Director District 4 (at large)); Greg Neff (Director District 5 (at large)); Reed Courtney (Director Position 1); Rene Courtney (Director Position 2); John Wilsey (Director Position 3); Jake Courtney (Director Position 4); Nick Davis (Director Position 5); Julie Norton (Director District 1); Maria Iniguez (Director District 2); Tucker Jackson (Director District 3); Mark Belton (Director District 4); Caroline Siderius (Director District 5 (at large)).
What is the population of Chelan County?: About 80,172 people, with a median age of 40.4; the median household income is $82,381 and 8.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Chelan County?: 3.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,301 people unemployed in a labor force of 42,163, against 3.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Chelan County?: 65 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 7 school district and 52 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Chelan County?: 1: Wenatchee. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

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