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Candidate Dossier: Ryan Spurling

2026 Mason County Sheriff

TLP:GREEN Date: 2026-07-04 Party: Republican District: Mason County
FieldDetailSource
Full NameRyan SpurlingT1
ResidenceLong-time Mason County resident, active in the community through coaching, teaching martial arts, community groups, and church.T1
PartyRepublicanT1
Military ServiceUS Marine Corps 1984 to 1988, and US Army Reserves 1988 to 2005, including active duty during Operation Iraqi Freedom.T1
EducationBachelor of Science in Business Management/Criminal Justice, Liberty University.T1
EmploymentSheriff of Mason County, the Forty-First elected sheriff in the office's history (the office dates to 1854). Directly responsible to the citizens of Mason County.; Joined the Mason County Sheriff's Office in 2013 as Chief Criminal Deputy of the North Precinct, following a 25-year career with the Washington State Patrol. As Chief Criminal Deputy of Patrol he commanded the Police Operations Division for the North and South Precincts (patrol, Special Operations Group, SWAT, School Resource Officers, K9, Traffic, Marine Operations, Search and Rescue) and was third in command of the office.; In October 2018, while Chief Criminal Deputy, served as the Sheriff's Office spokesperson responding to a candidate's questions about a deputy's domestic violence allegations, stating the office never received a complaint from the woman involved.T1

1 Election History

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2 Political Positions

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3 Campaign Finance (PDC T1 Data)

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Filing EntityPDC filer SPURR--644 (Ryan Spurling), jurisdiction MASON CO. 2026 cycle as of 2026-07-03: total raised $0.00, total spent $0.00, cash carried forward $2,318.00. Source: WA PDC SODA API (data.wa.gov), as_of 2026-07-03.T1

4 Notable Public Statements

5 Source Verification

Data Sources
WA SOS, WA PDC, local media, public records
Collection Date
2026-07-04
Highest Tier
T1 (Official Record)
Methodology
Public filing data with OSINT enrichment. No T3/T4 claims included.
TLP:GREEN, Approved for public sharing