Jake Church
Republican · WA
Jake Church is a candidate for Yakima County Sheriff and is a lieutenant in the Yakima County Sheriff's Office.
Track record
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Received the endorsement of retiring Yakima County Sheriff Bob Udell, who named Church his preferred successor at the news conference where Udell announced his retirement and Church opened his campaign for sheriff.
November 19, 2025
Source: 929thebull.com · researched July 30, 2026
Served in the Yakima County Sheriff's Office as deputy, school resource officer, detective, sergeant and administrative lieutenant, holding the lieutenant rank overseeing professional standards, training and policy when he entered the sheriff's race.
November 19, 2025
Source: yakimaherald.com · researched July 30, 2026
Yakima County paid $325,000 to settle a Yakima County Superior Court lawsuit filed in May 2019 by Joel Delgado, who alleged that Deputy Jake Church made an unsafe U-turn from the shoulder into the southbound lane during a June 2016 collision; county commissioners approved the settlement after a June 15, 2022 mediation.
June 22, 2022
Source: yakimaherald.com · researched July 30, 2026
Past race Jake Church ran in:
- Sheriff · August 4, 2026 · Yakima County, Washington
Profile last researched July 25, 2026.