Douglas County, WA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Douglas County: 49 seats on 16 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Board of County Commissioners
Douglas County Board of Commissioners
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
Who lives in each of the 6 school districts (Census figures)
School district
People
Median household income
Below the poverty line
Without health insurance
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Bridgeport School District
3,344
$48,735
24.1%
43.8%
38.8%
Eastmont School District
35,175
$86,171
7.1%
11.8%
48.7%
Mansfield School District
639
$66,849
6.7%
3.4%
36.7%
Orondo School District
2,186
$69,150
10.5%
29.7%
40.1%
Palisades School District
352
$77,917
19.9%
26.1%
12.2%
Waterville School District
1,911
$85,114
7.4%
11.5%
37.9%
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.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 35 local governments in Douglas 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)
6
6
Special districts (elected boards)
23
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 Douglas County
44,366people
38.9median ageU.S.: 38.9
$80,363 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
8.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%
21.5%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$432,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
3.9%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
15.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
7.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
13.3%U.S.: 8.4%
45.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
25.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 35.5% · White 57.9% · Black 0.4% · Asian 0.8% · Other or more than one race 5.5% (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 Douglas County
3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.8%. Washington: 4.3%.
730people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
19,940people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
20,670in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.5%
730
19,940
20,670
August 2026
4.7%
967
19,718
20,685
July 2026
3.6%
783
21,083
21,866
June 2026
4.2%
892
20,137
21,029
May 2026
5.3%
1,090
19,406
20,496
April 2026
5.8%
1,169
19,149
20,318
March 2026
6.1%
1,233
18,856
20,089
February 2026
6.8%
1,345
18,317
19,662
January 2026
6.5%
1,260
18,231
19,491
December 2025
6.5%
1,292
18,682
19,974
November 2025
5.6%
1,122
19,035
20,157
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.8%
795
20,248
21,043
August 2025
4.7%
984
19,937
20,921
July 2025
4.2%
936
21,447
22,383
June 2025
3.8%
798
20,322
21,120
May 2025
4.7%
945
19,091
20,036
April 2025
4.8%
955
18,910
19,865
March 2025
5.8%
1,134
18,526
19,660
February 2025
7.0%
1,360
18,081
19,441
January 2025
6.4%
1,244
18,064
19,308
December 2024
5.9%
1,157
18,331
19,488
November 2024
4.8%
951
18,794
19,745
October 2024
4.1%
832
19,687
20,519
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
5.2%
1,051
19,304
20,355
2024
5.0%
1,032
19,477
20,509
2023
4.7%
960
19,287
20,247
2022
4.8%
985
19,344
20,329
2021
5.6%
1,130
19,059
20,189
2020
8.7%
1,763
18,406
20,169
2019
6.1%
1,288
19,705
20,993
2018
5.8%
1,181
19,247
20,428
2017
6.0%
1,191
18,759
19,950
2016
7.2%
1,415
18,316
19,731
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 Douglas County
98.3 per 100,0002025. Washington: 283.9.
836.6 per 100,0002025. Washington: 1,974.8.
1murders2025, 47 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
47
98.3
400
836.6
2024
45
94.9
493
1,039.5
2023
42
91.1
504
1,093.4
2022
47
102.3
609
1,326.1
2021
26
57.8
544
1,208.9
2020
33
73.2
525
1,164.2
2018
30
68.4
674
1,537.2
2016
46
108.7
882
2,083.6
By police agency (3)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
2025
31
155
31,836
East Wenatchee Police Department
2025
16
233
14,382
Coulee Dam Police Department
2024
0
28
1,226
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
1.31 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 47,467 people.
62sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
11civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (3), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
36
7
31,836
East Wenatchee Police Department
21
4
14,382
Coulee Dam Police Department
5
0
1,249
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
62
1.31
11
3
2024
62
1.32
10
3
2023
60
1.31
11
3
2022
56
1.23
10
3
2021
56
1.25
8
3
2020
50
1.12
9
3
2019
54
1.22
9
3
2018
51
1.17
9
3
2017
52
1.21
9
3
2016
51
1.21
9
3
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 Douglas County County Assessor?
Jim Ruud (Republican) is the County Assessor of Douglas County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Douglas County County Auditor?
Thad Duvall is the County Auditor of Douglas County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Douglas County County Clerk?
Jenn Biggar (Republican) is the County Clerk of Douglas County, Washington.
Who is the Douglas County County Coroner?
Tanner Bateman (Republican) is the County Coroner of Douglas County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Douglas County Prosecuting Attorney?
Gordon Edgar is the Prosecuting Attorney of Douglas County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Douglas County Sheriff?
Kevin W. Morris (Republican) is the Sheriff of Douglas County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Douglas County County Treasurer?
Felisha L. Rosales (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Douglas County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Douglas County commissioners?
Dan Sutton (District 1); Randy Agnew (District 2); Marc Straub (District 3).
Who is on the Douglas County School Board?
Thom Jenkins (Director District 1); Kathy (Katherine) Corbin (Director District 2 (at large)); Kate McPherson (Director District 3 (at large)); Wayne van Zwoll (Director District 4); Paul Ebreo (Director District 5); Lauren Miehe (Director District 1); Whitney Smith (Director District 2); Jason Heinz (Director District 3); Melinda Anantatmula (Director District 4 (at large)); Meaghan Vibbert (Director District 5 (at large)); Tara Tupling (Director District 1); Cory Moore (Director District 2); Cassidy Tupling (Director District 3); Dusty Wittig (Director District 4 (at large)); Brad Murison (Director District 5 (at large)); Janette Dosh (Director District 1); Jessica (Davies) Watson (Director District 2); Mondo Davila (Director District 3); Bobbi Parker (Director District 4); Sally Lancaster (Director District 5); Jessica Wilson (Director District 1); Jami M Sachs (Director District 2); David Linville (Director District 3); Jeromy Riggs (Director District 4); Taylor McDonald (Director District 5); Marty Wachtel (Director District 1); Megan Van Winkle (Director District 2); Tyler Badten (Director District 3); Tommy Van Lith (Director District 4); Zach Gormley (Director District 5 (at large)).
What is the population of Douglas County?
About 44,366 people, with a median age of 38.9; the median household income is $80,363 and 8.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Douglas County?
3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 730 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,670, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Douglas County?
35 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 6 school district and 23 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Douglas County?
1: Waterville. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Washington Secretary of State's certified results of each seat's last general election (2021–2025); officials appointed since then 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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