| Field | Detail | Source |
|---|
| Full Name | Gabriel J. Frase | T1 |
| Residence | PO BOX 533, Onalaska, WA 98570 | T1 |
| Party | Republican | T1 |
| Employment | Special Services Chief, Lewis County Sheriff's Office. Oversees Records, Civil, Investigations, and Property and Evidence Divisions. Responsible for civil process execution (protection orders, summons, evictions, property sales). Directly supervises Administrative Sergeant, Detective Sergeant, Property and Evidence Manager, Detectives, and Support Technicians.; Detective Sergeant, Lewis County Sheriff's Office. Served as interviewer in administrative investigations prior to promotion to Special Services Chief.; Recognized as 20-year employee of the Lewis County Sheriff's Office at county employee recognition ceremony.; Participated in budget presentations to Lewis County Commissioners alongside Sheriff Snaza, Undersheriff Engelbertson, and Field Operations Chief Van Wyck.; Served as spokesperson to media on major investigations, including a missing person/remains discovery case near Pe Ell and a homicide investigation near Stan Hedwall Park in Chehalis. | T1 |
1 Campaign Finance (PDC T1 Data)
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|
| Filing Entity | PDC committee FRASG--232 (cid 41674); 2026 cycle as of 2026-06-21: $12,245 cash raised, $3,680 in-kind, $2,471 spent, ~$9,775 cash-on-hand across 32 contributions; top donor self ($4,664); business/family cluster, Express Iron Works ($1,500), Sauter Crushing ($1,500), Fiddleback Properties LLC ($1,200), parents John and Gloria Frase ($1,200 each). Source: WA PDC SODA API (data.wa.gov), as_of 2026-06-21. | T1 |
2 Vulnerability Assessment
3 sourced findings. All sourced at T1 (Official Record) or T2 (Multi-Source Media) per clearthemud provenance model. No T3/T4 claims included.
Finding 2.1: Special Services Chief with no public campaign materials located yet HIGH
- What happened
- Frase is currently Special Services Chief at the Lewis County Sheriff's Office, overseeing investigations, civil process, records, and evidence. As of May 2026, no public campaign presence was found: no campaign website, no social media campaign page, no media interviews, and he did not attend the April 2 Chronicle candidate forum. He was not mentioned in any Chronicle or Herald candidate coverage.
- Source tier
- T2
- Political impact
- High
- Defense
- Some candidates in rural sheriff races run low-profile campaigns and rely on personal relationships and word-of-mouth rather than media coverage. Frase may be building support internally within the sheriff's office network and among Onalaska-area voters. Filing week was May 4-8, and campaign activity may increase after filing.
- https://lewiscountywa.gov/offices/sheriff/
- https://www.chronline.com/stories/the-chronicle-forum-candidates-discuss-need-for-change-at-sheriffs-office,399682
Finding 2.2: More than 20 years at the sheriff's office MODERATE
- What happened
- With over 20 years at the Lewis County Sheriff's Office, Frase has the longest tenure within LCSO of any current candidate. He rose from detective to Detective Sergeant to Special Services Chief, and participates in budget presentations to county commissioners. His tenure ties him to Sheriff Snaza's administration at a time when multiple candidates are campaigning on change.
- Source tier
- T1
- Political impact
- Moderate
- Defense
- Institutional knowledge is valuable for day-one readiness. Frase's role overseeing investigations and records gives him operational breadth that patrol-focused candidates may lack.
- https://lewiscountywa.gov/offices/sheriff/
- https://lewiscountywa.gov/departments/human-resources/employee-recognition/
Finding 2.3: Active LCSO chief running while a colleague also runs LOW
- What happened
- Frase is an active-duty Special Services Chief running for sheriff while his colleague Danny Riordan (Sergeant) is also running from within LCSO. A command-level officer and a sergeant from the same agency are competing for the top position while the incumbent retires.
- Source tier
- T1
- Political impact
- Low
- Defense
- Multiple LCSO employees running is not unusual when a long-serving sheriff retires. Similar dynamics exist in other Washington county races. Both Frase and Riordan have a right to seek elected office.
- https://lewiscountywa.gov/offices/sheriff/
3 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.