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Candidate Dossier: Richard Lowell Schram

2026 Walla Walla County Sheriff

TLP:GREEN Date: 2026-07-04 Party: Republican District: Walla Walla County
FieldDetailSource
Full NameRichard Lowell Schram (files and campaigns as Richard Schram)T1
ResidenceWalla Walla, Walla Walla County, WA (PDC committee address P.O. Box 1898, Walla Walla, WA 99362). The campaign describes him as a lifelong Eastern Washington resident.T1
PartyRepublican (PDC party_code R). County sheriff is a partisan office in Washington.T1
EmploymentT2

1 Election History

YearRaceResult
2026Pending. Open seat after incumbent Sheriff Mark Crider (elected 2018) did not file for reelection. Two current deputies filed, both Republican preference: Chief Deputy Richard Schram and Deputy Ashley Daschofsky. Primary August 4, 2026; general election November 3, 2026.

2 Political Positions

TopicPositionSource
Sheriff's Office AdministrationT2

3 Campaign Finance (PDC T1 Data)

MetricValueSource
Filing EntityPDC candidate committee Richard Lowell Schram (Richard Schram), filer_id SCHRR--079, committee id 41710, candidacy_id 3391781. Office County Sheriff, jurisdiction Walla Walla County. Party Republican. Registered 2026-05-03, declared 2026-05-04, full reporting. 2026 cycle as of 2026-07-04 (PDC data updated 2026-06-28): $25,802.84 total contributions, $1,727.07 of which are candidate loans; $6,655.15 total expenditures; $0.00 cash carried forward; $0.00 outstanding debts. Treasurer Sharon Hanek. Notable contributions include $5,000 from the Walla Walla County Republicans (party committee) on 2026-06-01, and $1,000 from Mark Crider (the outgoing sheriff) on 2026-05-18. On the primary ballot; general election date 2026-11-03. Source: WA PDC SODA API (data.wa.gov datasets 3h9x-7bvm, kv7h-kjye, tijg-9zyp), as_of 2026-07-04.T1

4 Endorsements

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.
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