Auditor's Office

Elected & Appointed Officials

 

All "County" positions are partisan except superior and district court judges. Superior and district court judges and all other positions are non-partisan.

Any appointed position will be up for election during the next scheduled election for that entity.

For updates or suggestions, please contact elections@co.kittitas.wa.us.

Historical Roster of Elected Officials - 1883-Present

P. M. Morrison Rep. 1891-1893
W. A. Stevens Rep. 1893-1897
John C. Ellison Fusion 1897-1898 (died Feb. 21, 1898)
George C. Poland Pop. 1898-1899
John W. Richards Rep. 1899-1903
W. M. Kenney Rep. 1903-1907
James Heron Rep. 1907-1911
G. C. Estrem Rep. 1911-1913
G. C. Estrem Prog. 1913-1915
Lillian A. Kenney Rep. 1915-1919
W. B. Price Rep. 1919-1923
William Newstrum Rep. 1923-1931
Edna Newstrum Rep. 1931-1935
J. A. smith Dem. 1935-1943
Morris Sorenson Rep. 1943-1945 (died Aug. 2, 1945)
Benjaman Vaughn Dem. 1945-1951 (appt. Aug. 7, 1945)
Lucille Moen Harris Dem. 1951-1975
Hugh Colwell Dem. 1975-1991
Utana Mackner Dem. 1991-1995
Iris Rominger Dem. 1995-2007
Marsha Weyand Rep. 2007-2017
Mike Hougardy Rep. 2017-(Appointed 2017)

W. H. Peterson Dem. 1883-1889 (appt. Dec. 17, 1883)
H. M. Bryant Rep. 1889-1891
J. E. Frost Rep. 1891-1895
J. M. Baird Rep. 1895-1897
S. T. Sterling Fusion 1897-1899
Simon P. Fogarty Fusion 1899-1901
Simon P. Fogarty Dem. 1901-1903
H. M. Baldwin Dem. 1903-1907
E. J. Mathews Dem. 1907-1911
James Heron Rep. 1911-1915
Walter G. Damerow Rep. 1915-1919
Mollie R. Dixon Rep. 1919-1923
Fred T. Hofmann Rep. 1923-1929
Beaumont Apple Rep. 1929-1931 (appt. April 13, 1929)
Mollie R. Dixon Rep. 1931-1935
Gerald S. Porter Dem. 1935-1943
James M. Snowden Dem. 1943-1959
Marion Darter Dem. 1959-1977
Beverly Clarke/Allenbaugh Dem. 1977-2001
David B. Bowen Dem. 2001-2005 (Appointed 2001)
Jerald V. Pettit Dem. 2005-2023 (Appointed 2005)
Bryan Elliott Rep. 2023-

Thomas B. Wright Rep. 1889-1893 (elected Oct. 1, 1889)
Martin Cameron Rep. 1893-1897
E. L. Evens Fusion 1897-1899
Harry W. Hale Rep. 1899-1903
A. E. Emerson Rep. 1903-1907
George E. Sayles Rep. 1907-1911
William Newstrum Rep. 1911-1915
Fred T. Hofmann Prog. 1915-1917
Fred T. Hofmann Rep. 1917-1919
M. A. Hofmann Rep. 1919-1921
Tony J. Bucklin Rep. 1921-1927
Beulah Townsend Rep. 1927-1935
James B. Brain Dem. 1935-1943
Gerald S. Porter Dem. 1943-1971
Harriet Noble Dem. 1971-1977
Madelyn Botta Dem. 1977-1991
Carol Hoffman Dem. 1991-2003
Joyce Julsrud Rep. 2003-2015
Val Barshaw Rep. 2015-2022
Karen Bowen Rep. 2022-(Appointed 2022)

Dr. Newton Henton Rep. 1883-1885 (appt. Dec. 17, 1883)
Dr. Middleton V. Amen Dem. 1885-1887
Dr. Newton Henton Rep. 1887-1889
Dr. W. H. Harris Rep. 1889-1891
J. H. Lyons Rep. 1891-1893
Dr. I. N. Power Rep. 1893-1895
Theron Stafford Pop. 1895-1897
William Edwards Fusion 1897-1899
John C. McCauley Rep. 1899-1901
J. W. Bean Rep. 1901-1903
Harvey J. Felch Rep. 1903-1907
G.W. Steele Rep. 1907-1909
T. S. Wasson Rep. 1909-1913
A. J. Rose Rep. 1913-1916 (resigned Aug., 1916)
B. A. Gault Rep. 1916-1917 (appt. Aug. 10, 1916)
Murvy L. Bridgham Rep. 1917-1919 (died May, 1919)
A. T. Gregory Rep. 1919-1921 (appt. June 2, 1919)
H. J. Dean Rep. 1921-1927
Nicholas(Nick) Henderson Rep. 2015-

Office of Coroner eliminated, became a function of the Prosecuting Attorney's office; Section 2, Chapter 148, Laws of 1925.

Office of Coroner created effective 1/1/2015 when county exceeded population of 40,000 during 2010 Census, RCW 36.16.030

Hiram Dustin Dem. 1885-1889
H. J. Snively Dem. 1889-1891
D. H. McFalls Rep. 1891-1893
Eugene E. Wager Dem. 1893-1897
Kirk Whited Fusion 1897-1899
C. R. Hovey Rep. 1899-1901
Clyde V. Warner Dem. 1901-1905
Austin Mires Rep. 1905-1907
C. R. Hovey Rep. 1907-1909
Edwin K. Brown Rep. 1909-1913
F. A. Kern Prog. 1913-1917
Arthur L. McGuire Dem. 1917-1921
Claude R. Hadley Rep. 1921-1923
Arthur L. McGuire Dem. 1923-1927
Joseph Hovey Rep. 1927-1931
Spencer Short Rep. 1931-1935
Philip A. Davidson Dem. 1935-1943
Henry W. Wager Dem. 1943-1951
W. R. "Bob" Cole Rep. 1951-1958 (Res. Nov. 20, 1958)
Edward A. Dawson Rep. 1958-1958 (appt. Nov. 20, 1958)
Joseph Panattoni Dem. 1958-1987
David A. Pitts Dem. 1987-1995
Greg Zempel Rep. 1995-

John C. Goodwin Rep. 1883-1885 (appt. Dec. 17, 1883; Res. Nov. 7, 1884)
Samuel T. Packwood Dem. 1884-1889 (appt. Nov. 7, 1884)
J. L. Brown Rep. 1889-1891
Anthony A. Heade Dem. 1891-1895
W. M. Stinson Pop. 1895-1897 (Died Aug. 28, 1897)
L. C. Wynegar Pop. 1897-1899 (appt. Sept. 15, 1897)
Isaac Brown Rep. 1899-1903
Robert L. Thomas Dem. 1903-1905
L. A. Thomas Dem. 1905-1907
W. E. Crowley Dem. 1907-1911
B. H. German Dem. 1911-1915
Howard Garrison Dem. 1915-1919
J. W. Thomas Rep. 1919-1923
George Gray Rep. 1923-1931
Arthur W. Byars Dem. 1931-1935
Wayne Ballard Dem. 1935-1943
Gus Lindeman Dem. 1943-1951
Robert F. Dorsey Dem. 1951-1967
Robert A. Barrett Rep. 1967-1983
Tom Young Dem. 1983-1987
Bob McBride Dem. 1987-1999
Gene Dana Dem. 1999-2019
Clay Myers Rep. 2019- (Appointed 2019)

Irene Cumber1in Dem. 1883-1886 (appt. Dec. 17, 1883, res. March 15, 1886)
D. G. C. Baker Dem. 1886-1887 (appt. March 15, 1886)
Clara V. Peterson Dem. 1887-1889
J. L. McDowell Rep. 1889-1891
John H. Morgan Dem. 1891-1893
G. M. Jenkins Rep. 1893-1897
Warren A. Thomas Fusion 1897-1899
C. H. Hinman Rep. 1899-1901
Warren A. Thomas Dem. 1901-1903
H. F. Blair Rep. 1903-1907
Charles S. Baker Rep. 1907-1909
Geneva L. Barkley Dem. 1909-1911
Geneva L. Barkley Rep. 1911-1913
Mary A. Boedcher Prog. 1913-1917
S. A. Bartlett Rep. 1917-1921
Dora Wilson Lee Rep. 1921-1927
W. E. Myers Rep. 1927-1931
J. J. Charlton Rep. 1931-1943
Ray D. Green Dem. 1939-1943
Ray D. Green N.P. 1943-1947
J. E. Miles N.P. 1947-1967
A. W. Allen N.P. 1967-1969

(1969) RCW 28A.19.190 - Abolishment of Office

John R. Wallace Rep. 1883-1885 (appt. Dec. 17, 1883)
George W. Seaton Dem. 1885-1885 (res. May 7, 1885)
John R. Wallace Rep. 1885-1886 (appt. May 7, 1885, res. Nov. 12, 1886)
C. R. Smith Rep. 1887-1887 (appt. Jan. 3, 1887, res. Nov. 9, 1887)
A. F. York Rep. 1887-1891 (appt. Nov. 9, 1887)
E. I. Anderson Rep. 1891-1895
A. F. York Rep. 1895-1897
Andrew Flodine Fusion 1897-1899
E. I. Anderson Rep. 1899-1903
Moses M. Emerson Rep. 1903-1905
A. F. York Rep. 1905-1907
Moses M. Emerson Rep. 1907-1911
Charles T. Jordan Dem. 1911-1915
Moses M. Emerson Rep. 1915-1917
H. A. Murray Rep. 1917-1921
John R. Mires Rep. 1921-1923
Warren T. Bowman Rep. 1923-1927

Office became appointive (by the county commission) at the completion of Bowman's term. Officials were elected as surveyors through the 1906 election and as Engineers starting with the 1908 election.

Thomas Johnson Rep. 1883-1885 (appt. Dec. 17, 1883)
J. J. Mueller Dem. 1885-1886
Henry Rehmke Dem. 1886-1891 (Appointed 1886)
John F. Travers Dem. 1891-1895
Dexter Shoudy Rep. 1895-1897
Charles H. Flummerfelt Fusion 1897-1901
R. Lee Purdin Dem. 1901-1905
W. B. Price Rep. 1905-1909
F. C. Crimp Rep. 1909-1911
Fred Gilmour Dem. 1911-1915
Maud Gilmour Dem. 1915-1919
Walter G. Damerow Rep. 1919-1923
Mollie R. Dixon Rep. 1923-1927
Dora Wilson Lee Rep. 1927-1935
James M. Snowden Dem. 1935-1943
J. A. "Jim" Smith Dem. 1943-1944
Lucille Veenhuis Dem. 1944-1971 (Appointed 1944)
Bette J. Spence Dem. 1971-1986
Sally Schormann Dem. 1986-1999
Bonnie Jump Rep. 1999-2003
Amy J. Mills Rep. 2003-2008
Deanna Jo Panattoni Rep. 2008-2015 (Appointed 2008)
Brett Wachsmith Rep. 2015-2019
Amy Cziske Rep. 2019-

Robert N. Canaday Rep. 1883-1885 (original board appointed Nov. 28, 1883)
Samuel T. Packwood Dem. 1883-1885
Charles P. Cooke Dem. 1883-1885
James S. Dysart Rep. 1885-1889
J. R. Van Alstine Dem. 1885-1887
Joseph M. Shelton Dem. 1885-1887
A. T. Mason Rep. 1887-1889
Samuel L. Bates Dem. 1887-1889

J. W. McDonald Dem. 1889-1891
M. Horan Rep. 1891-1893
Alexander Pitcher Rep. 1893-1897
R. S. McClemans Fusion 1897-1899
Dennis Strong Rep. 1899-1901
James E. Burke Rep. 1901-1905
Alfred M. Wright Rep. 1905-1911
Isaac Brown Rep. 1911-1913
Louis Larson Dem. 1913-1917 (appt. April 11, 1913)
J. W. German Dem. 1917-1921
Everett W. Platt Rep. 1921-1923
James Carver Rep. 1923-1927
Morris Sorenson Rep. 1927-1933
J. W. German Dem. 1933-1935
Morris Sorenson Rep. 1935-1941
J. E. Wood Dem. 1941-1947
Harold J. Cleman Rep. 1947-1951
Herman G. Turner Dem. 1951-1957
Howard P. Sorenson Rep. 1957-1973
Carl M. Ooka Dem. 1973-1981
Elizabeth "Skip" McCune Rep. 1981-1983
Don Sorenson Dem. 1983-1989
John S Perrie Dem. 1989-1993
Don Sorenson Dem. 1993-1997
Max Gollady Rep. 1997-2005
David Bowen Dem. 2005-2008
Linda Huber Dem. 2008-2009 (Appointed 2008)
Paul Jewell Rep. 2009-2018
Cory Wright Rep. 2018- (Appointed 2018)

Thomas L. Gamble Rep. 1889-1891
John W. Richards Rep. 1891-1893
Peter McCallum Dem. 1893-1895
J. F. Brown Pop. 1895-1898
John F. Surrell Pop. 1898-1899 (Appointed 1898)
William M. Mack Rep. 1899-1901
W. E. Crowley Dem. 1901-1905
John T. Taylor Rep. 1905-1907
William Adam Rep. 1907-1913
M. C. Ballard Dem. 1913-1917
James Lane Rep. 1917-1919
William Adam Rep. 1919-1925
Edward Berg Rep. 1925-1929
James R. Searing Rep. 1929-1935
Francis Cox Rep. 1935-1937
Will Lumsden Dem. 1937-1943
Francis Cox Rep. 1943-1948
Albert S. Heathcock Rep. 1948-1965 (Appointed 1948)
Lawrence A. Sharp Rep. 1965-1969
Roy A. Lumaco Rep. 1969-1989
Ray Owens Rep. 1989-1997
Bill Hinkle Rep. 1997-2003
Bruce Coe Rep. 2003-2005 (Appointed 2003)
Alan Crankovich Rep. 2005-2013
Gary Berndt Rep. 2013-2016
Laura Osiadacz Rep. 2016- (Appointed 2016)

J. N. Hatfield Rep. 1889-1891
John C. Goodwin Rep. 1891-1893
Adam M. Stevens Dem. 1893-1895
John C. Goodwin Rep. 1895-1897
John M. Newman Fusion 1897-1901
Jacob Bowers Rep. 1901-1903
Edgar Pease Rep. 1903-1907
John N. Burch Rep. 1907-1913
H. G. McNeil Prog. 1913-1919
James F. Duncan Rep. 1919-1925
H. G. McNeil Rep. 1925-1931
L. J. Richards Rep. 1931-1937
Harry W. Brown Dem 1937-1943
James B. Brain Dem. 1943-1949
S. Al Sorenson Dem. 1949-1955 (died May 8, 1955)
E. C. Sullivan Dem. 1955-1957 (appt. May 12, 1955)
Leonard Pease Dem. 1957-1959
Joe McManamy Dem. 1959-1975
Frank Gregerich Dem. 1975-1983
Rich Hoctor Dem. 1983-1991
Mary McManamy Seubert Rep. 1991-1999
Perry D. Huston Rep. 1999-2007
Mark McClain Rep. 2007-2011
Obie O'Brien Rep. 2011-2019
Brett Wachsmith Rep. 2019-