Skamania County, WA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Skamania County: 38 seats on 13 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Board of County Commissioners
Skamania County Board of Commissioners
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
Who lives in each of the 3 school districts (Census figures)
School district
People
Median household income
Below the poverty line
Without health insurance
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Mill A School District
492
$64,375
13.6%
1%
48.7%
Skamania School District
940
$104,167
9.1%
2.1%
68.4%
Stevenson-Carson School District
6,710
$81,111
8.4%
8.8%
50.1%
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 20 local governments in Skamania 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
2
1
School districts (school boards)
4
4
Special districts (elected boards)
13
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 Skamania County
12,402people
48.5median ageU.S.: 38.9
$93,265 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
8.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%
29.8%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$529,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700
5.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
3.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
10.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
6.5%U.S.: 8.4%
44.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
26.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.7% · White 82.9% · Black 0.8% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 8.4% (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 Skamania County
3.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.8%. Washington: 4.3%.
207people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
5,620people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
5,827in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
3.6%
207
5,620
5,827
August 2026
4.2%
244
5,592
5,836
July 2026
3.3%
187
5,539
5,726
June 2026
4.1%
238
5,538
5,776
May 2026
4.5%
266
5,595
5,861
April 2026
4.8%
280
5,541
5,821
March 2026
5.5%
323
5,551
5,874
February 2026
5.6%
329
5,528
5,857
January 2026
5.4%
317
5,544
5,861
December 2025
5.4%
324
5,648
5,972
November 2025
4.9%
292
5,684
5,976
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
3.8%
226
5,673
5,899
August 2025
4.5%
265
5,615
5,880
July 2025
4.3%
252
5,587
5,839
June 2025
3.7%
217
5,626
5,843
May 2025
4.5%
265
5,626
5,891
April 2025
4.1%
240
5,660
5,900
March 2025
4.9%
288
5,619
5,907
February 2025
6.0%
359
5,618
5,977
January 2025
5.5%
328
5,629
5,957
December 2024
5.0%
294
5,638
5,932
November 2024
4.5%
266
5,649
5,915
October 2024
4.0%
233
5,657
5,890
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
4.7%
278
5,635
5,913
2024
4.4%
264
5,691
5,955
2023
4.1%
250
5,786
6,036
2022
4.2%
250
5,708
5,958
2021
5.6%
324
5,485
5,809
2020
8.5%
495
5,314
5,809
2019
5.3%
317
5,672
5,989
2018
5.4%
307
5,352
5,659
2017
5.8%
324
5,251
5,575
2016
6.5%
356
5,092
5,448
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 Skamania County
50.5 per 100,0002025. Washington: 283.9.
353.5 per 100,0002025. Washington: 1,974.8.
0murders2025, 8 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
8
50.5
56
353.5
2024
7
43.4
87
539.4
2023
12
76.3
88
559.3
2022
8
53.4
76
507.0
2021
10
67.7
100
677.0
2020
8
54.1
138
933.5
2019
12
82.3
132
904.8
2018
14
96.1
108
741.7
2016
8
57.5
70
503.4
By police agency (1)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Skamania County Sheriff's Office
2025
8
56
12,793
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
1.25 per 1,000 residents2025, 1 agency serving 12,793 people.
16sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
16civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (1), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Skamania County Sheriff's Office
16
16
12,793
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
16
1.25
16
1
2024
29
2.22
4
1
2023
33
2.60
3
1
2022
34
2.75
3
1
2021
32
2.64
3
1
2020
31
2.55
3
1
2019
33
2.75
3
1
2018
17
1.42
17
1
2017
16
1.38
3
1
2016
17
1.49
3
1
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 Skamania County County Assessor?
Gabriel Spencer (Democratic) is the County Assessor of Skamania County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Skamania County County Auditor?
Robert J. Waymire (Republican) is the County Auditor of Skamania County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Skamania County County Clerk?
Grace D. Cross (Democratic) is the County Clerk of Skamania County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Skamania County Prosecuting Attorney?
Adam Nathaniel Kick is the Prosecuting Attorney of Skamania County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Skamania County Sheriff?
Summer Scheyer (Republican) is the Sheriff of Skamania County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Skamania County County Treasurer?
Vickie Clelland (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Skamania County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Skamania County commissioners?
Brian Nichols (District 1); Rob Farris (District 2); Asa Leckie (District 3).
Who is on the Skamania County School Board?
Anita Gahimer Crow (Director Position 1); Jon K. Morrill (Director Position 2); Erik Lundby (Director Position 3); Bill Onthank (Director Position 4); Joan Stevenson Graham (Director Position 5); Liz Wilber (Director Position 1); Rachelle Louise Harding (Director Position 2); Karl Kanthak (Director Position 3); Tanis Morris (Director Position 4); Sara Genova (Director Position 5); Jeremy Silver (Director Position 1); Martin (Rowdy) LaFevers (Director Position 2); Cynthia Dominik-Medlin (Director Position 3); Lisa Young (Director Position 4); Donald R. Collins (Director Position 5); Judith King (Director Position 1); Lisa Birney (Director Position 2); Jeff Wickersham (Director Position 3); Mark S Chambers (Director Position 4); Mitch Engel (Director Position 5).
What is the population of Skamania County?
About 12,402 people, with a median age of 48.5; the median household income is $93,265 and 8.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Skamania County?
3.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 207 people unemployed in a labor force of 5,827, against 3.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Skamania County?
20 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 4 school district and 13 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Skamania County?
1: Stevenson. 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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