Jessica Stickley, Lewis County Coroner

Field	Detail	Source
Full Name	Jessica Stickley	T1
Residence	PO BOX 621, Toledo, WA 98591	T1
Party	Independent	T1
Education	Master of Science in Studies in Human Behavior, Capella University (2011-2013)	T2
Employment	Deputy Coroner / Medicolegal Death Investigator, Lewis County Coroner's Office (2008-2019). Completed over 120 assumed-jurisdiction medicolegal death investigations and over 190 non-jurisdictional cases. Work performed within IACME, ABMDI, and NIJ standards.; Death investigation duties included scene-of-death medicolegal investigations to determine manner of death (homicide, suicide, accident, natural); securing physical, scientific, and pathological evidence; photographing evidence and scenes; fingerprinting decedents; interviewing witnesses; locating and notifying relatives; consulting physicians on medical history; and reviewing medical records. ; Mental Health Counselor / Addiction Counselor at Cascade Mental Health Care, 135 W Main St, Chehalis, WA 98532; Manager, Behavioral Healthcare Programs at Community Integrated Health Services (CIHS), a behavioral health agency serving Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Pacific, and Wahkiakum counties; Clinical Social Work Care Manager at PeaceHealth, Vancouver, WA (current as of 2024-2025)	T2

1 Election History

Year	Race	Result
2026	Lewis County Coroner	Pending, filed as Independent on Thursday of filing week (May 2026)

Metric	Value	Source
Filing Entity	PDC committee STICJ--539 (cid 41909); 2026 cycle as of 2026-06-21: $2,558 cash raised, $2,829 in-kind, $1 spent, ~$2,557 cash-on-hand across 18 contributions; top donor self in-kind ($2,773); only cash from two $1,200 Wenatchee (Chelan County) donors. The only coroner candidate with any PDC committee. Source: WA PDC SODA API (data.wa.gov), as_of 2026-06-21.	T1

4 sourced findings. All sourced at T1 (Official Record) or T2 (Multi-Source Media) per clearthemud provenance model. No T3/T4 claims included.

What happened: Stickley served as a Deputy Coroner / Medicolegal Death Investigator at the Lewis County Coroner's Office from 2008 to 2019, 11 years of direct experience in the office she seeks to lead. She completed over 120 assumed-jurisdiction medicolegal death investigations and over 190 non-jurisdictional cases. This gives her institutional knowledge of Lewis County's death investigation operations, procedures, and community relationships.
Source tier: T2
Political impact: High

What happened: Stickley left the Lewis County Coroner's Office in 2019 and has spent the subsequent 7 years in mental health and behavioral healthcare roles: Cascade Mental Health Care counselor, Community Integrated Health Services behavioral healthcare program manager, and currently a Clinical Social Work Care Manager at PeaceHealth in Vancouver, WA. She would need to resign from her PeaceHealth position to serve as coroner.
Source tier: T2
Political impact: Moderate
Defense: Her 11 years of death investigation experience (2008-2019) included over 310 total cases. Mental health expertise adds value to a coroner's office that frequently handles suicides, overdose deaths, and next-of-kin notifications. Behavioral healthcare management experience demonstrates leadership and program administration skills relevant to running an office.

What happened: Stickley's only two cash contributions ($1,200 each, totaling $2,400) both come from donors in Wenatchee, WA, approximately 250 miles from Lewis County. Bryan Kally and Bryan Russ each gave $1,200, which is near the Washington State maximum individual contribution limit for local races. Neither donor has a Lewis County connection in the public record.
Source tier: T1
Political impact: Moderate
Defense: Candidates in small county races often rely on personal networks for early fundraising. The contributions are within legal limits and properly disclosed. The campaign is in its early stages, local fundraising may develop as the campaign progresses. The $51.71 in-kind website contribution was self-funded, showing personal investment in the campaign.

What happened: Stickley's combined background in medicolegal death investigation (11 years) and mental health / behavioral healthcare (7+ years) applies to a coroner's office handling overdose deaths and suicide cases. Her MHP credential and substance abuse counseling experience relate to the fentanyl crisis, next-of-kin support, and staff wellness.
Source tier: T2
Political impact: Low

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.