Dan LeBeau
Republican · WA
Dan LeBeau is Whitman County's chief deputy prosecutor and has worked as a county lawyer for more than 20 years. He wants to keep violent and sexual crimes a top priority and to use treatment courts for offenders with mental health or addiction problems.
Where Dan LeBeau stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records), Civil Rights (1 record)
Opposes
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Asked for a 57-month prison term for George Harris III, convicted of manslaughter in a 2021 Pullman shooting. The judge gave Harris 3 years.
August 19, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: spokesman.com
Led the murder trial of Jacob Spray, who killed his estranged wife in Pullman. The jury convicted Spray of first-degree murder and first-degree rape.
January 23, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: kxly.com
Secured a plea deal in a 2003-2004 Pullman rape case that had gone cold. Kenneth Downing pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree rape and one count of assault.
July 8, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: spokesman.com
Helped plan Whitman County Community Court, a new court that steers people with mental illness or addiction into treatment. He was on the planning team for a year and a half.
March 9, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: spokesman.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 oppose
Had a burglary and assault conviction he won thrown out by the Washington Supreme Court. The court ruled unanimously that his repeated questions about the Black defendant's 'nationality' appealed to racial bias (State v. Bagby).
January 19, 2023Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: courts.wa.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Gave a public talk at Washington State University on racial bias in picking juries. He said his own bias test worried him and that 'we have a serious problem.'
March 8, 2016Supports Civil Rights
Source: dnews.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Served as chair of the Washington State Bar Association's Criminal Law Section for 2025-2026. The group of prosecutors and defense lawyers runs training for criminal lawyers statewide.
September 23, 2026
Source: wsba.org
Received endorsements from retiring Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy, Sheriff Brett Myers, and three retired local judges.
January 26, 2026
Source: pullmanradio.com
Issued a public statement after the Bagby ruling. He said he did not act on purpose, accepted the ruling, and had stepped up anti-bias training for his staff.
January 23, 2023
Source: images.law.com
Moved to restart overdue fines at Pullman's Neill Public Library by April 30, 2022, after a pause during the pandemic. The motion passed with every member voting yes.
March 9, 2022
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Moved to let the library director decide where to hang a Thomas Jefferson painting that some residents asked to remove, under current policy. He also moved to rewrite the library's art policy. Both motions passed with every member voting yes.
February 9, 2022
Source: go.boarddocs.com
Served as chair of the Neill Public Library Board of Trustees, the Pullman city board that runs the public library and its budget.
February 6, 2018
Source: dailyevergreen.com
Served as the town judge for Colton Municipal Court starting in June 2016, while also working as Whitman County's chief deputy prosecutor.
January 30, 2018
Source: pullmanradio.com
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Had a burglary and assault conviction he won thrown out by the Washington Supreme Court. The court ruled unanimously that his repeated questions about the Black defendant's 'nationality' appealed to racial bias (State v. Bagby).
January 19, 2023
Source: courts.wa.gov
Past race Dan LeBeau ran in:
- Whitman County Prosecuting Attorney · November 3, 2026 · Whitman County, Washington