| Field | Detail | Source |
|---|
| Full Name | Charlee Paull | T1 |
| Residence | Oakville, Washington (lives on a farm near where she grew up, with husband, children, and two grandchildren) | T2 |
| Party | Republican | T1 |
| Family | Married with children and two grandchildren. Lives on a farm with cows, horses, pigs, chickens, and ducks. | T2 |
| Employment | Started as part-time bank teller 19 years ago (~2006-2007). Progressed through new accounts, personal banker, and bank manager roles.; Mortgage Loan Originator, U.S. Bank, Hoquiam, WA (NMLS# 831095). Transitioned to exclusively mortgage lending in 2018. | T2 |
1 Election History
| Year | Race | Result |
|---|
| 2026 | Grays Harbor County Auditor | Pending (first-time candidate, declared November 24, 2025, six months before filing week) |
2 Political Positions
| Topic | Position | Source |
|---|
| County Auditor Reform | Campaign motto is 'Community first and integrity always, for transparency you can trust and service you can depend on.' Running to bring accountability, accuracy, and a fresh commitment to the community. Implicitly contrasts with incumbent MacLean's DOL scandal. | T2 |
3 Campaign Finance (PDC T1 Data)
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|
| Filing Entity | PDC committee PAULC--596 (cid 40697); 2026 cycle as of 2026-06-21: $4,952 cash raised, $996 in-kind, $7,766 spent, ~$-2,814 cash-on-hand across 52 contributions; top donor Kerin Elduen $1,050 (Ocean Shores, retired). (Earliest filer in the county, active since Nov 2025; has out-raised on gross but outspent her cash.) Source: WA PDC SODA API (data.wa.gov), as_of 2026-06-21. | T1 |
4 Notable Public Statements
“Grays Harbor County deserves an auditor that will be community first and integrity always.”
Candidacy declaration at Showcase Oakville event at Oakville High School (2025-11-24)
“Our county deserves better.”
Campaign launch speech (2025-11-24)
5 Vulnerability Assessment
1 sourced findings. All sourced at T1 (Official Record) or T2 (Multi-Source Media) per clearthemud provenance model. No T3/T4 claims included.
Finding 5.1: No government or elections-administration experience MODERATE
- What happened
- Paull's entire 19-year career has been in private-sector banking and mortgage lending. She has no experience in government administration, elections management, property tax collection, vehicle or vessel licensing, or any of the county auditor's core functions. The county auditor role covers elections, financial accounting, recording, and licensing, none of which directly correspond to mortgage origination.
- Source tier
- T2
- Political impact
- Moderate
- Defense
- Paull says banking requires precision, integrity, and regulatory compliance, which she argues are transferable to auditor functions. Her mortgage lending work involves property records, title searches, and financial documentation that touch the auditor's domain. The departing auditor (MacLean) had government experience and still lost the DOL licensing contract.
- https://www.chronline.com/stories/oakville-native-charlee-paull-declares-candidacy-for-county-auditor,391813
6 Source Verification
- Data Sources
- WA SOS, WA PDC, local media, public records
- Collection Date
- 2026-06-24
- Highest Tier
- T1 (Official Record)
- Methodology
- OSINT deep-dive using exclusively public-record sources. All findings at T1 or T2. No T3/T4 claims included.