Who is the Spokane County County Assessor?

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

Who is the Spokane County County Auditor?

Vicky M Dalton (Democratic) is the County Auditor of Spokane County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Spokane County County Clerk?

Tim Fitzgerald (Republican) is the County Clerk of Spokane County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney?

Larry Haskell (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Spokane County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Spokane County Sheriff?

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

Who is the Spokane County County Treasurer?

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

Who are the Spokane County commissioners?

Chris Jordan (District 1); Amber Waldref (District 2); Josh Kerns (District 3); Mary Kuney (District 4); Al French (District 5).

Who is on the Spokane County School Board?

Cindy McMullen (Director District 1); Allen Skidmore (Director District 2); Stephanie Jerdon (Director District 3); Anniece Barker (Director District 4); Pam Orebaugh (Director District 5); Mark Scott (Director District 1); Elizabeth Winer (Director District 2); Henry C. Browne Jr. (Director District 3); Bill Hanson (Director District 4); Mitch Swenson (Director District 5); Craig Phillips (Director District 1); ReBecca Fouts (Director District 2); Lindsay Lofstrom (Director District 3); Gerry Ashby (Director District 4); Eric Keller (Director Position 5 (at large)); Theresa Noack (Director District 1); Beata Cox (Director District 2); Carolyn Petersen (Director District 3); Jonathan Horsley (Director District 4); Mike Bly (Director District 5); Bill Morphy (Director District 1); Nathan Talbott (Director District 2); Danielle Santman (Director District 3); David Teague (Director District 4); Annie Keebler (Director District 5); Ken Pegg (Director Position 1); Amy Shulund (Director Position 2); John Pegg (Director Position 3); Lynn Scharff (Director Position 4); Mary Patrick (Director Position 5); Stephanie Stout (Director District 1); Chad Denny (Director District 2); R. Chad Cornmesser (Director District 3); Jeremy Engle (Director District 4); Mark Bullock (Director District 5); Tim Woodworth (Director District 1); Alan Nolan (Director District 2); Jennifer Killman (Director District 3); Michael Cannon (Director District 4); BrieAnne Gray (Director District 5); Gerri Johnson (Director District 1); Alexis Alexander (Director District 2); Laura Elliot Parsons (Director District 3); Ron Cooper (Director District 4); Wendy Williams-Gilbert (Director District 5); John Rod Sprague (Director Position 1); Naomi Lathrum (Director Position 2); Dan J Cutler (Director Position 3); Dennis Miner (Director Position 4); Katelyn Schuler (Director Position 5); Simon Butterfield (Director Position 1); Tessa Wicks (Director Position 2); Jennifer (Dougherty) Cox (Director Position 3); Lane Collier (Director Position 4); Rose Krause (Director Position 5); Sarah Ramsden (Director District 1); Matt Himlie (Director District 2); Joslyn James (Director District 3); Bob Carroll (Director District 4); Alicia Ordaz (Director District 5); Nikki Otero Lockwood (Director Position 1); Jenny R Slagle (Director Position 2); Nicole Bishop (Director Position 3); Hilary Kozel (Director Position 4); Mike Wiser (Director Position 5).

What is the population of Spokane County?

About 549,056 people, with a median age of 38.5; the median household income is $78,582 and 11.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Spokane County?

3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 8,480 people unemployed in a labor force of 261,925, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Spokane County?

76 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 14 school district and 48 special district governments.

What cities and towns are in Spokane County?

2: Spokane, Spokane Valley. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Spokane County: 91 seats on 22 elected bodies. 8 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Spokane 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	Chris Jordan Democratic source
County Commissioner, District 2	Amber Waldref Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 3	Josh Kerns Republican source
County Commissioner, District 4	Mary Kuney Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 5	Al French Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Assessor	Tom Konis Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Auditor	Vicky M Dalton Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Clerk	Tim Fitzgerald Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Prosecuting Attorney	Larry Haskell Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Sheriff	John Nowels Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Mike Volz Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

School Board

Central Valley School District Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Cindy McMullen source
Director District 2	Allen Skidmore source
Director District 3	Stephanie Jerdon source
Director District 4	Anniece Barker source
Director District 5	Pam Orebaugh source

Cheney School District Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Mark Scott source
Director District 2	Elizabeth Winer source
Director District 3	Henry C. Browne Jr. source
Director District 4	Bill Hanson source
Director District 5	Mitch Swenson source

Deer Park School District Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Craig Phillips source
Director District 2	ReBecca Fouts source
Director District 3	Lindsay Lofstrom source
Director District 4	Gerry Ashby source
Director Position 5 (at large)	Eric Keller source

East Valley School District No. 90 Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Theresa Noack source
Director District 2	Beata Cox source
Director District 3	Carolyn Petersen source
Director District 4	Jonathan Horsley source
Director District 5	Mike Bly source

Freeman School District Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Bill Morphy source
Director District 2	Nathan Talbott source
Director District 3	Danielle Santman source
Director District 4	David Teague source
Director District 5	Annie Keebler source

Great Northern School District Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director Position 1	Ken Pegg source
Director Position 2	Amy Shulund source
Director Position 3	John Pegg source
Director Position 4	Lynn Scharff source
Director Position 5	Mary Patrick source

Liberty School District Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Stephanie Stout source
Director District 2	Chad Denny source
Director District 3	R. Chad Cornmesser source
Director District 4	Jeremy Engle source
Director District 5	Mark Bullock source

Mead School District Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Tim Woodworth source
Director District 2	Alan Nolan source
Director District 3	Jennifer Killman source
Director District 4	Michael Cannon source
Director District 5	BrieAnne Gray source

Medical Lake School District Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Gerri Johnson source
Director District 2	Alexis Alexander source
Director District 3	Laura Elliot Parsons source
Director District 4	Ron Cooper source
Director District 5	Wendy Williams-Gilbert source

Orchard Prairie School District Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director Position 1	John Rod Sprague source
Director Position 2	Naomi Lathrum source
Director Position 3	Dan J Cutler source
Director Position 4	Dennis Miner source
Director Position 5	Katelyn Schuler source

Reardan Edwall School District No. 9 Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director Position 1	Simon Butterfield source
Director Position 2	Tessa Wicks source
Director Position 3	Jennifer (Dougherty) Cox source
Director Position 4	Lane Collier source
Director Position 5	Rose Krause source

Riverside School District Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director District 1	Sarah Ramsden source
Director District 2	Matt Himlie source
Director District 3	Joslyn James source
Director District 4	Bob Carroll source
Director District 5	Alicia Ordaz source

Spokane School District No. 81 Board of Directors

Office	Who holds it now
Director Position 1	Nikki Otero Lockwood source
Director Position 2	Jenny R Slagle source
Director Position 3	Nicole Bishop source
Director Position 4	Hilary Kozel source
Director Position 5	Mike Wiser source

Who lives in each of the 12 school districts (Census figures)

School district	People	Median household income	Below the poverty line	Without health insurance	Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Central Valley School District	98,492	$87,970	8.9%	5.1%	51.7%
Cheney School District	43,005	$69,267	17.8%	5.6%	55.2%
Deer Park School District	13,998	$75,357	10.8%	7.8%	53.2%
Freeman School District	5,113	$119,408	2.8%	3.7%	35.2%
Great Northern School District	1,366	$70,167	23.5%	10.5%	75.6%
Liberty School District	5,074	$89,103	8.9%	4.9%	39.8%
Mead School District	63,291	$98,353	7.6%	3.2%	55.1%
Medical Lake School District	10,932	$84,702	5.9%	2.1%	42.7%
Orchard Prairie School District	778	$134,375	7.7%	10.4%	20%
Reardan-Edwall School District	5,320	$106,278	6.2%	5.1%	6%
Riverside School District	11,706	$74,905	11%	6.9%	26%
Spokane Public Schools	242,455	$70,322	13.8%	5.4%	52.5%

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

Spokane · Mayor Lisa Brown · 8 seats
Spokane Valley · 7 seats

How many local governments Spokane County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 76 local governments in Spokane 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	13	2
School districts (school boards)	14	13
Special districts (elected boards)	48	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 Spokane County

549,056people

38.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$78,582 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

33.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$410,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.3%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

5.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.1%U.S.: 8.4%

52.1%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

27.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 7.1% · White 80.9% · Black 1.9% · Asian 2.2% · Other or more than one race 7.9% (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 Spokane County

3.2%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.6%. Washington: 4.3%.

8,480people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

253,445people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

261,925in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.2%	8,480	253,445	261,925
August 2026	4.1%	10,687	251,341	262,028
July 2026	3.4%	8,714	247,656	256,370
June 2026	3.8%	9,921	249,697	259,618
May 2026	4.2%	11,138	254,760	265,898
April 2026	4.6%	12,028	252,102	264,130
March 2026	4.8%	12,638	252,702	265,340
February 2026	5.2%	13,772	250,814	264,586
January 2026	5.1%	13,284	249,668	262,952
December 2025	5.0%	13,293	254,801	268,094
November 2025	4.4%	11,867	256,855	268,722
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.6%	9,579	255,497	265,076
August 2025	4.3%	11,212	250,255	261,467
July 2025	4.2%	10,805	249,184	259,989
June 2025	3.4%	8,902	251,531	260,433
May 2025	3.9%	10,214	252,662	262,876
April 2025	3.9%	10,157	252,186	262,343
March 2025	4.6%	11,911	249,510	261,421
February 2025	5.5%	14,442	247,326	261,768
January 2025	5.0%	12,927	246,553	259,480
December 2024	4.6%	11,900	249,578	261,478
November 2024	4.1%	10,728	251,652	262,380
October 2024	3.9%	10,068	251,305	261,373

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	4.3%	11,392	251,487	262,879
2024	4.4%	11,444	251,286	262,730
2023	4.0%	10,525	252,753	263,278
2022	4.1%	10,734	252,740	263,474
2021	5.0%	13,160	250,254	263,414
2020	8.4%	22,163	241,432	263,595
2019	5.4%	14,170	248,053	262,223
2018	5.3%	13,276	235,679	248,955
2017	5.4%	13,045	230,420	243,465
2016	6.0%	14,437	225,983	240,420

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 Spokane County

343.6 per 100,0002025. Washington: 283.9.

2,877.0 per 100,0002025. Washington: 1,974.8.

11murders2025, 1,955 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	1,955	343.6	16,370	2,877.0
2024	2,181	380.5	18,234	3,181.5
2023	2,334	414.0	20,022	3,551.2
2022	2,244	398.5	21,307	3,784.1
2021	2,103	389.7	19,097	3,538.4
2020	1,998	372.5	19,375	3,611.9
2019	2,148	407.1	21,070	3,993.2
2018	2,431	465.4	23,999	4,594.9
2017	1,844	358.6	24,400	4,745.1
2016	1,777	351.4	26,457	5,232.3

By police agency (6)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Spokane Police Department	2025	1,403	10,029	230,962
Spokane County Sheriff's Office	2025	195	1,935	179,646
Spokane Valley Police Department	2025	253	3,620	109,455
Liberty Lake Police Department	2025	18	180	13,676
Cheney Police Department	2025	35	208	12,547
Airway Heights Police Department	2025	51	398	12,261

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

1.19 per 1,000 residents2025, 6 agencies serving 558,547 people.

667sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

170civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (6), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Spokane Police Department	340	98	230,962
Spokane County Sheriff's Office	135	31	179,646
Spokane Valley Police Department	122	28	109,455
Airway Heights Police Department	30	8	12,261
Liberty Lake Police Department	24	3	13,676
Cheney Police Department	16	2	12,547

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	667	1.19	170	6
2024	630	1.12	169	6
2023	630	1.14	155	6
2022	627	1.13	151	6
2021	606	1.14	139	6
2020	615	1.17	138	6
2019	616	1.19	137	6
2018	599	1.17	152	6
2017	576	1.14	159	6
2016	571	1.15	165	6

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 Spokane County County Assessor?: Tom Konis (Republican) is the County Assessor of Spokane County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Spokane County County Auditor?: Vicky M Dalton (Democratic) is the County Auditor of Spokane County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Spokane County County Clerk?: Tim Fitzgerald (Republican) is the County Clerk of Spokane County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney?: Larry Haskell (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Spokane County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Spokane County Sheriff?: John Nowels (Republican) is the Sheriff of Spokane County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Spokane County County Treasurer?: Mike Volz (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Spokane County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Spokane County commissioners?: Chris Jordan (District 1); Amber Waldref (District 2); Josh Kerns (District 3); Mary Kuney (District 4); Al French (District 5).
Who is on the Spokane County School Board?: Cindy McMullen (Director District 1); Allen Skidmore (Director District 2); Stephanie Jerdon (Director District 3); Anniece Barker (Director District 4); Pam Orebaugh (Director District 5); Mark Scott (Director District 1); Elizabeth Winer (Director District 2); Henry C. Browne Jr. (Director District 3); Bill Hanson (Director District 4); Mitch Swenson (Director District 5); Craig Phillips (Director District 1); ReBecca Fouts (Director District 2); Lindsay Lofstrom (Director District 3); Gerry Ashby (Director District 4); Eric Keller (Director Position 5 (at large)); Theresa Noack (Director District 1); Beata Cox (Director District 2); Carolyn Petersen (Director District 3); Jonathan Horsley (Director District 4); Mike Bly (Director District 5); Bill Morphy (Director District 1); Nathan Talbott (Director District 2); Danielle Santman (Director District 3); David Teague (Director District 4); Annie Keebler (Director District 5); Ken Pegg (Director Position 1); Amy Shulund (Director Position 2); John Pegg (Director Position 3); Lynn Scharff (Director Position 4); Mary Patrick (Director Position 5); Stephanie Stout (Director District 1); Chad Denny (Director District 2); R. Chad Cornmesser (Director District 3); Jeremy Engle (Director District 4); Mark Bullock (Director District 5); Tim Woodworth (Director District 1); Alan Nolan (Director District 2); Jennifer Killman (Director District 3); Michael Cannon (Director District 4); BrieAnne Gray (Director District 5); Gerri Johnson (Director District 1); Alexis Alexander (Director District 2); Laura Elliot Parsons (Director District 3); Ron Cooper (Director District 4); Wendy Williams-Gilbert (Director District 5); John Rod Sprague (Director Position 1); Naomi Lathrum (Director Position 2); Dan J Cutler (Director Position 3); Dennis Miner (Director Position 4); Katelyn Schuler (Director Position 5); Simon Butterfield (Director Position 1); Tessa Wicks (Director Position 2); Jennifer (Dougherty) Cox (Director Position 3); Lane Collier (Director Position 4); Rose Krause (Director Position 5); Sarah Ramsden (Director District 1); Matt Himlie (Director District 2); Joslyn James (Director District 3); Bob Carroll (Director District 4); Alicia Ordaz (Director District 5); Nikki Otero Lockwood (Director Position 1); Jenny R Slagle (Director Position 2); Nicole Bishop (Director Position 3); Hilary Kozel (Director Position 4); Mike Wiser (Director Position 5).
What is the population of Spokane County?: About 549,056 people, with a median age of 38.5; the median household income is $78,582 and 11.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Spokane County?: 3.2% in September 2026 (preliminary): 8,480 people unemployed in a labor force of 261,925, against 3.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Spokane County?: 76 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 13 municipal, 14 school district and 48 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Spokane County?: 2: Spokane, Spokane Valley. 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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