Cori McKean
Republican · WA · Kittitas County Coroner
Cori McKean is the Kittitas County Coroner and has worked in the coroner's office since 2019 after years at the county's emergency dispatch center. She stresses careful, respectful death investigations and support for grieving families.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Was cleared by an outside law firm that looked into a staff whistleblower complaint about her hiring and office rules. It found her choices were within her authority as coroner.
September 19, 2026
Source: goskagit.com
Was appointed Kittitas County Coroner for the rest of the term by the county commissioners on a 3-0 vote. The county Republican Party had recommended her.
November 25, 2025
Source: co.kittitas.wa.us
Was named interim acting county coroner by the county commissioners on a 3-0 vote after Coroner Nick Henderson died. She had been chief deputy coroner.
October 22, 2025
Source: co.kittitas.wa.us
Led the work, as chief deputy coroner, that earned the county coroner's office a five-year national accreditation. The review checked the office against 285 standards.
September 27, 2024
Source: co.kittitas.wa.us
Past race Cori McKean ran in:
- Kittitas County Coroner · November 3, 2026 · Kittitas County, Washington · incumbent