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Coreen Schnepf

Nonpartisan · WA

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Coreen Schnepf is Pierce County's Chief Criminal Deputy and a nonpartisan 2026 candidate for Prosecuting Attorney. A prosecutor for nearly two decades, she leads a criminal division of approximately 200 employees and has handled homicide, domestic-violence, child-abuse, and human-trafficking matters. Her campaign priorities include violent-crime prosecution, quality-of-life offenses, fentanyl exposure involving children, survivor-centered diversion where appropriate, and preparing the office to handle digital and AI-related evidence.

Track record

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 5 records

  • Testified in support of HB 1696, legislation revising Washington's stalking-offense elements and electronic-tracking provisions.

    March 14, 2023For

    Source: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov · researched July 25, 2026

  • Testified in support of SB 5070, legislation making permanent state-paid forensic examinations for domestic-violence victims of nonfatal strangulation.

    January 19, 2023For

    Source: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov · researched July 25, 2026

  • Testified in support of SB 5183, legislation expanding state-paid forensic examinations for domestic-violence victims of nonfatal strangulation.

    January 21, 2021For

    Source: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov · researched July 25, 2026

  • Reported to the statewide CSEC committee that Kitsap County's task force had applied for three grants, formalized memoranda of understanding, and received formal county-commission recognition.

    June 19, 2017For

    Source: agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com · researched July 25, 2026

  • Tried the prosecution that ended with an eight-count sex-trafficking conviction and a 486-month prison sentence.

    October 6, 2014For

    Source: kitsapdailynews.com · researched July 25, 2026

General

· 3 records

  • Received the 29th Legislative District Democrats' 2026 primary endorsement with 17 of 25 votes.

    May 11, 2026

    Source: sites.google.com · researched July 25, 2026

  • Served as co-president of the Pierce County chapter of Washington Women Lawyers.

    April 9, 2026

    Source: wwl.org · researched July 25, 2026

  • Began serving as Pierce County's Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, leading the prosecutor's criminal division.

    January 12, 2024

    Source: blog.piercecountywa.gov · researched July 25, 2026

Integrity and Ethics

· 1 record

  • Submitted a declaration that she had not accessed civil-division records in a criminal prosecution; the Washington Court of Appeals later held the prosecutor's office used effective ethical screening and reversed its disqualification.

    April 14, 2021

    Source: law.justia.com · researched July 25, 2026

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Profile last researched July 25, 2026.