Derrill Fussell
Candidate for Skagit County Coroner
Background
- Occupation
- Former technology company CEO; children's book author
- Lives in
- Mount Vernon
- Campaign website
- fussellforcoroner.com
Farmed in the Skagit Valley for twelve years and was general manager of a large flower bulb farm; former CEO of a technology company who holds a U.S. patent for data-security hardware. Author of ten children's books.
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Pledges to claim every state autopsy reimbursement dollar
ReportWhere I StandProvided by the campaign · Fussell for Skagit County Coroner · fussellforcoroner.com
“I will claim every reimbursement dollar the county is entitled to”
Health & human services
Pledges to seek full staffing for the coroner's office
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“Our Coroner’s department is understaffed; I will lobby for the full staffing this vital work demands.”
Proposes publishing open data on overdose and fentanyl deaths
ReportCandidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General ElectionProvided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“publish open data on overdose and fentanyl deaths”
Proposes publishing investigation turnaround times
ReportWhere I StandProvided by the campaign · Fussell for Skagit County Coroner · fussellforcoroner.com
“Turnaround time as a published metric.”
Government & transparency
Pledges to keep the office's IACME accreditation
ReportWhere I StandProvided by the campaign · Fussell for Skagit County Coroner · fussellforcoroner.com
“I will treat IACME standards as the operating baseline”
All sources (5)
- Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election: Skagit County
Election filing · Washington Secretary of State · voter.votewa.gov
- Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Skagit County Auditor, Elections · skagitcounty.net
- Skagit County Official Local Voters' Pamphlet, November 3, 2026 General Election
Election filing · Skagit County Auditor, Elections · skagitcounty.net
- Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
- Where I Stand
Provided by the campaign · Fussell for Skagit County Coroner · fussellforcoroner.com
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