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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Klickitat County: 68 seats on 19 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Klickitat County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

OfficeWho holds it nowNext term
County Commissioner, District 1Todd Andrews Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2Lori Zoller Republican sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3Ron Ihrig Republican source

County officers

OfficeWho holds it nowNext term
County AssessorBilli Jean Bare Republican sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County AuditorHeather Jobe Republican sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County ClerkRenea Campbell Republican sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Prosecuting AttorneyDavid R. Quesnel sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
SheriffBob Songer Republican sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County TreasurerGreg Gallagher Republican sourceOn the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

School Board

Bickleton School District No. 203 Board of Directors

OfficeWho holds it now
Director Position 1John Jensen source
Director Position 2Becky Hess source
Director Position 3Tim Mains source
Director Position 4Mitchell J. Powers source
Director Position 5Zachary Moore source

Centerville School District No. 215 Board of Directors

OfficeWho holds it now
Director Position 1Eric Olson source
Director Position 2Jess Kayser source
Director Position 3Carole Garner source
Director Position 4John Justin Rolfe source
Director Position 5Nancy Sizemore source

Glenwood School District No. 401 Board of Directors

OfficeWho holds it now
Director Position 1Jacob Eldred source
Director Position 2Dianna Dillenburg source
Director Position 3Perry Wasgatt source
Director Position 4Ryan Sanchey source
Director Position 5Mary Pierce source

Goldendale School District No. 404 Board of Directors

OfficeWho holds it now
Director Position 1Chris Twohy source
Director Position 2Betty L. Richards source
Director Position 3Deborah L. Heart source
Director Position 4Heather Wilder source
Director Position 5Chris Siebert source

Klickitat School District No. 402 Board of Directors

OfficeWho holds it now
Director Position 1Rachel Bryan source
Director Position 2Ken Templeton source
Director Position 4Traci Kessinger source
Director Position 5Elijah Hirsch source

Lyle School District No. 406 Board of Directors

OfficeWho holds it now
Director Position 1Dan Smith source
Director Position 2Jessica Smith source
Director Position 3Traci Waddington source
Director Position 5Mark Vorce source

Roosevelt School District No. 403 Board of Directors

OfficeWho holds it now
Director Position 1Elaine Enwards source
Director Position 2Rebecca Rogers source
Director Position 3A. Michael White source
Director Position 4Ashley Fieramosca source
Director Position 5Kelley Bowcutt source

Trout Lake School District No. 400 Board of Directors

OfficeWho holds it now
Director Position 1Kristian Rubesh source
Director Position 2Brent Fetsch source
Director Position 3Laurie Sherburne source
Director Position 4Carmen Leslie source
Director Position 5Tim Dearden source

White Salmon School District No. 405 Board of Directors

OfficeWho holds it now
Director Position 1Kris Ostness source
Director Position 2Matthew Byrne source
Director Position 3Jerry Lewis source
Director Position 4Laurie Stanton source
Director Position 5Peter Harkema source

Wishram School District No. 94 Board of Directors

OfficeWho holds it now
Director Position 1Clyde Rosa source
Director Position 2Betsy Barnhart source
Director Position 3Jeff Augustus source
Director Position 4Christina Patten-Rowan source
Director Position 5Aireann Duke source
Who lives in each of the 9 school districts (Census figures)
School districtPeopleMedian household incomeBelow the poverty lineWithout health insuranceRenters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Bickleton School District505—4%3.4%26.9%
Centerville School District595$91,0715.1%3.9%50%
Glenwood School District527$76,6678.2%10.6%33.3%
Goldendale School District7,932$60,75017.7%6.2%71%
Klickitat School District796$61,0719%4.5%41.1%
Lyle School District3,137$61,89612.5%7%58.8%
Roosevelt School District340$56,25012.1%27.1%48.6%
Trout Lake School District1,188$76,60718%5.6%26%
Wishram School District411$42,18833.8%3.9%54.5%

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

Special districts

Boards elected by the voters who live in each district.

Port District 1 (Klickitat County) Commission · 3 seats
OfficeWho holds it now
Commissioner Position 1James Herman source
Commissioner Position 2Bill Schmitt source
Commissioner Position 3Wayne Vinyard source

How many local governments Klickitat County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 43 local governments in Klickitat County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of governmentCensus count (2022)Listed on this page
County government11
Cities, towns, villages and townships31
School districts (school boards)1010
Special districts (elected boards)291

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 Klickitat County

23,411people
46.8median ageU.S.: 38.9
$71,042 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
12.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%
31.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$425,300median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
8.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
9.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
6.4%U.S.: 8.4%
56.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
35.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 13.2% · White 78.8% · Black 0.3% · Asian 0.8% · Other or more than one race 6.9% (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 Klickitat County

3.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.2%. Washington: 4.3%.
332people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
9,180people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
9,512in the September 2026, preliminary.
Unemployment rate, yearly average, Klickitat County 0.0%2.1%4.1%6.2%8.3% 20162018202020222024

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years
MonthRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
September 2026 (preliminary)3.5%3329,1809,512
August 20264.5%4319,2099,640
July 20263.5%3399,3329,671
June 20264.0%3889,3689,756
May 20264.7%4479,0469,493
April 20265.2%4818,8579,338
March 20265.6%5158,7489,263
February 20266.0%5548,7249,278
January 20265.9%5368,6269,162
December 20256.0%5648,7619,325
November 20255.4%5088,8989,406
October 2025not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 20254.2%4019,2409,641
August 20254.9%4649,0269,490
July 20254.6%4469,2209,666
June 20253.6%3579,5129,869
May 20254.7%4418,9159,356
April 20254.6%4268,8369,262
March 20255.4%4958,6739,168
February 20256.7%6188,6279,245
January 20255.8%5388,6689,206
December 20245.1%4758,7649,239
November 20244.7%4418,8529,293
October 20244.4%4159,0499,464
Yearly averages
YearRateUnemployedEmployedLabor force
2025 (11 months)5.1%4788,9439,421
20245.0%4809,0669,546
20234.8%4599,1559,614
20224.9%4839,3189,801
20215.7%5739,43510,008
20207.9%7909,1929,982
20196.0%6339,88010,513
20185.8%5909,57910,169
20175.9%5899,3639,952
20166.7%6619,1359,796

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 Klickitat County

37.2 per 100,0002024. Washington: 330.1.
772.6 per 100,0002024. Washington: 2,494.4.
0murders2024, 9 violent crimes in all.

2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years
YearViolentRatePropertyRate
2024937.2187772.6
20211565.9189829.9
20201357.52351,040.2
20191462.92491,118.8
2018836.2180814.1
20171779.02381,105.8
201622103.62411,134.8
By police agency (4)
AgencyYearViolentPropertyPeople served
Klickitat County Sheriff's Office202423817,339
Goldendale Police Department20253743,542
White Salmon Police Department20251102,631
Bingen Police Department2025410988

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, 4 agencies serving 24,412 people.
32sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
9civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (4), 2025
AgencyOfficersCiviliansPeople served
Klickitat County Sheriff's Office16517,251
Goldendale Police Department923,542
White Salmon Police Department722,631
Bingen Police Department00988
Earlier years
YearOfficersPer 1,000CiviliansAgencies
2025321.3194
2024311.28244
2023331.40254
2022301.27234
2021331.45234
2020341.51244
2019361.62224
2018341.54224

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 Klickitat County County Assessor?
Billi Jean Bare (Republican) is the County Assessor of Klickitat County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Klickitat County County Auditor?
Heather Jobe (Republican) is the County Auditor of Klickitat County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Klickitat County County Clerk?
Renea Campbell (Republican) is the County Clerk of Klickitat County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Klickitat County Prosecuting Attorney?
David R. Quesnel is the Prosecuting Attorney of Klickitat County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Klickitat County Sheriff?
Bob Songer (Republican) is the Sheriff of Klickitat County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Klickitat County County Treasurer?
Greg Gallagher (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Klickitat County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Klickitat County commissioners?
Todd Andrews (District 1); Lori Zoller (District 2); Ron Ihrig (District 3).
Who is on the Klickitat County School Board?
John Jensen (Director Position 1); Becky Hess (Director Position 2); Tim Mains (Director Position 3); Mitchell J. Powers (Director Position 4); Zachary Moore (Director Position 5); Eric Olson (Director Position 1); Jess Kayser (Director Position 2); Carole Garner (Director Position 3); John Justin Rolfe (Director Position 4); Nancy Sizemore (Director Position 5); Jacob Eldred (Director Position 1); Dianna Dillenburg (Director Position 2); Perry Wasgatt (Director Position 3); Ryan Sanchey (Director Position 4); Mary Pierce (Director Position 5); Chris Twohy (Director Position 1); Betty L. Richards (Director Position 2); Deborah L. Heart (Director Position 3); Heather Wilder (Director Position 4); Chris Siebert (Director Position 5); Rachel Bryan (Director Position 1); Ken Templeton (Director Position 2); Traci Kessinger (Director Position 4); Elijah Hirsch (Director Position 5); Dan Smith (Director Position 1); Jessica Smith (Director Position 2); Traci Waddington (Director Position 3); Mark Vorce (Director Position 5); Elaine Enwards (Director Position 1); Rebecca Rogers (Director Position 2); A. Michael White (Director Position 3); Ashley Fieramosca (Director Position 4); Kelley Bowcutt (Director Position 5); Kristian Rubesh (Director Position 1); Brent Fetsch (Director Position 2); Laurie Sherburne (Director Position 3); Carmen Leslie (Director Position 4); Tim Dearden (Director Position 5); Kris Ostness (Director Position 1); Matthew Byrne (Director Position 2); Jerry Lewis (Director Position 3); Laurie Stanton (Director Position 4); Peter Harkema (Director Position 5); Clyde Rosa (Director Position 1); Betsy Barnhart (Director Position 2); Jeff Augustus (Director Position 3); Christina Patten-Rowan (Director Position 4); Aireann Duke (Director Position 5).
What is the population of Klickitat County?
About 23,411 people, with a median age of 46.8; the median household income is $71,042 and 12.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Klickitat County?
3.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 332 people unemployed in a labor force of 9,512, against 4.2% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Klickitat County?
43 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 3 municipal, 10 school district and 29 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Klickitat County?
1: Goldendale. 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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