Kittitas County Sheriff · Washington 2026 General Election

Ben Kokjer

Prefers Republican Party

Chief Deputy of Operations, Kittitas County Sheriff's Office

The gist

Pledges reliable deputy response anywhere in the county.
Supports strategies to reduce tourism and travel traffic impacts.
Supports continued use of body-worn cameras.
Supports an Upper County Emergency Operations Center and precinct.
Pledges timely follow-up for victims and strong casework.

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Pledges reliable deputy response anywhere in the county.
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
“a well trained, well equipped deputy shows up, wherever in the county you live.”
Supports strategies to reduce tourism and travel traffic impacts.
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
“I will continue to work on practical strategies to mitigate traffic and other impacts of tourism and travel in and through our county.”
Supports continued use of body-worn cameras.
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
“I will continue modern accountability tools, including body worn cameras and sound evidence practices.”
Supports an Upper County Emergency Operations Center and precinct.
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
“progress toward an Emergency Operations Center and a fully equipped West County Precinct.”
Pledges timely follow-up for victims and strong casework.
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
“I will focus on effective crime fighting and thorough investigations, with timely follow up for victims and strong casework for prosecutors.”

Darryl Chepoda JR

Prefers Independent Party

Rancher and farmer; retired fire chief

The gist

Supports refocusing on wildfire evacuation.
Proposes a community information and outreach app.
Supports full transparency and community engagement.

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Supports refocusing on wildfire evacuation.
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
“Wildfire evacuation is also a major issue we need to re-focus on as well.”
Proposes a community information and outreach app.
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
“I would like to consider looking into developing an app based program accessible for community information and outreach”
Supports full transparency and community engagement.
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
“Full and open transparency, constitutional rights and community engagement are major issues I would like to address.”