County Coroner
Teton County, Wyoming
My vote power: Above average
What does this office do?
- Deciding which deaths get investigated
- Finding the official cause of death
- Issuing death certificates
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates:
Republican
Russell Nelson is Teton County's chief deputy coroner, a forensic anthropologist with a doctorate in anthropology and forensic science and about 10 years in the coroner's office. Nelson's priorities are a better morgue, staff training and teamwork, and stronger mass-fatality planning.
Democratic
Katrina Clauson is a Teton County deputy coroner who has worked in the coroner's office for six years. Clauson's priorities are updating morgue technology and working toward a larger facility, more support for deputies, and partnerships to reduce suicide and overdose deaths.
Sources: tetoncountywy.gov2