| Field | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Full Name | Gary L. Warnock | T1 |
| Residence | Thurston County, Washington (born and raised) | T1 |
| Party | Democrat | T1 |
| Family | Father was a firefighter/paramedic in Lacey, which shaped early interest in death investigation | T2 |
| Education | 1982 graduate of North Thurston High School; Attended South Puget Sound Community College; Attended St. Louis University School of Medicine | T2 |
| Employment | Apprentice funeral director and embalmer, Mills and Mills Funeral Home (approximately 9 years); Death investigator, Thurston County Coroner's Office (joined October 2001); Elected Thurston County Coroner (serving since 2006, nearly 20 years in office) | T2 |
| Year | Race | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Thurston County Coroner | Won (first term) |
| 2022 | Thurston County Coroner | Won (re-elected) |
| 2026 | Thurston County Coroner | Pending (filed May 2026, running unopposed) |
| Topic | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Office Modernization and Accreditation | Pursuing state-mandated accreditation (International Association of Coroners & Medical Examiners standards) per RCW 36.24.210, required by July 2025 for full state autopsy reimbursement. Appointed first Chief Deputy Coroner in 30 years (Traci McCullah, January 2025) to manage accreditation process. | T1 |
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total Raised | 2026 PDC candidacy registration indexed (ca-2026-3391343), registered 2026-03-03, declared 2026-05-08, mini reporting option. No itemized contribution or expenditure reports filed or required under mini reporting (zero 2026 records in PDC contributions and expenditures datasets, the expected state for a mini filer; Warnock also filed mini in 2014 and 2022) | T0 |
| Filing Entity | Filed May 2026 for Thurston County Coroner (unopposed) | T0 |