Is Quinn Dalan a Republican?

Quinn Dalan is running as a Republican for Yakima County Prosecutor, but in both the 2020 and 2024 presidential primaries she signed a declaration to vote as a Democrat — a public record in Washington's voter file. For more than a decade she has worked as a criminal defense attorney.

Did Quinn Dalan vote in the Democratic primary?

Yes. Washington does not register voters by party, but it does record the party declaration each voter signs to participate in a presidential primary. Public records show Quinn Dalan signed the Democratic Party declaration in both the 2020 and 2024 presidential primaries.

What is Quinn Dalan's professional record?

For more than a decade, Quinn Dalan has worked as a criminal defense attorney, and she currently leads a legal-aid nonprofit, Central Washington Legal Aid. She is running as a Republican for Yakima County Prosecutor in the 2026 primary.

What are Quinn Dalan's ties to Democrats?

Beyond signing Democratic Party declarations in the 2020 and 2024 presidential primaries, Quinn Dalan appeared on stage and publicly honored Governor Jay Inslee at a Washington State Women's Commission event in Yakima in June 2024.

Who funds Quinn Dalan's campaign?

Public campaign-finance records (Washington Public Disclosure Commission) show Quinn Dalan's prosecutor campaign is funded in part by a personal-injury attorney who also donates to Democrats including Jay Inslee and Bob Ferguson, a bail-bond agent, and an immigration-defense attorney, along with more than $2,000 from donors outside Yakima County including Seattle and Gig Harbor.

Why does the Yakima County Prosecutor race matter?

Yakima County carries a D+ overall crime grade and a homicide rate roughly double King County's, with an estimated 600 gang members — the highest concentration in Washington — and confirmed Sinaloa and CJNG cartel activity. The prosecutor decides who is charged and how hard. Critics argue Quinn Dalan's recent record defending the accused, and her funding from a bail-bond agent and Democratic donors, make her the wrong choice to lead that office.

Who is the Republican in the Yakima County Prosecutor race?

Tyler Haueter is the Republican in the race — a U.S. Air Force veteran and career prosecutor in the Yakima County Special Assault Unit. His campaign site is https://tylerforyakima.com/.

What is The Dalan Files?

The Dalan Files is an investigative web series produced by the Yakima County Republican Party documenting candidates whose record does not match the party they run under. Episode 01, titled 'The Imposter', examines Quinn Dalan, candidate for Yakima County Prosecutor.

Who paid for The Dalan Files?

The Dalan Files is paid for by the Yakima County Republican Party.

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The Dalan Files

Episode 01 The Imposter

Witness, if you will, a candidate. A name on a ballot. A Republican — at least, so the lawn signs would have you believe. But the records — public, indelible, unkind — tell another story. Twice, she signed for a Democratic ballot. Her career was spent defending the accused. What follows is the file.

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Ep. 01 · The Imposter [ Case File ]

She calls herself a Republican. The record tells another story.

— The Case File —

The Evidence on Quinn Dalan

Every claim below is drawn from the public record — voter files, IRS filings, campaign-finance disclosures, and reporting. The sources are listed at the bottom.

File 01

The Record

She wants to run the office that prosecutes Yakima County's criminals. For more than a decade, her work has been on the other side of the courtroom.

Since 2013, Quinn Dalan has worked as a criminal defense attorney — representing the accused, not the county.
WA State Bar · Yakima Herald
Today she runs a legal-aid nonprofit, Central Washington Legal Aid.
Public record · Yakima Herald

The prosecutor's job is holding Yakima County's criminals accountable. Her recent career has been on the side of the defendant — and her campaign is funded by a bail bondsman who profits when they walk free.

File 02

A Democrat on the Ballot

2020 & 2024 In both presidential primaries, Quinn Dalan signed a declaration to vote as a Democrat — a public record in Washington's voter file.

Washington doesn't register voters by party. But to vote in a presidential primary, you sign a party declaration. Quinn Dalan signed the Democratic one. Twice.

June 2024: she appeared on stage and publicly honored Governor Jay Inslee at a Washington State Women's Commission event in Yakima.
WA State Women's Commission · June 2024 · Yakima
An active participant in Washington State Women's Commission events — a state body under the Governor's office.
Public event records

She asks Republican voters to nominate her for prosecutor. Her own ballots tell a different story.

File 03

Follow the Money

Who funds the "Republican" in this race? The public campaign-finance record answers the question.

$1,200

James Boyer — a Democrat mega-donor

James Boyer, a personal-injury attorney at Yakima's Abeyta Nelson, gave Quinn Dalan the maximum allowed contribution. His own donations have gone to former Governor Jay Inslee, current Governor Bob Ferguson, and Democratic legislative candidates — and now to the "Republican" running for prosecutor.

WA Public Disclosure Commission

$1,000

A bail bondsman

A Sunnyside bail-bond agent contributed $1,000 — an industry that profits when defendants are released on bail rather than held.

WA Public Disclosure Commission

$1,000

An immigration-defense attorney

A Yakima immigration-defense attorney contributed $1,000 — the same practice area as Quinn's own former firm. (Name withheld pending confirmation.)

WA Public Disclosure Commission

$2,000+

Out-of-area money

More than $2,000 of Quinn's funding comes from outside Yakima County — including donors in Seattle and Gig Harbor.

WA Public Disclosure Commission

A bail bondsman. A Democrat mega-donor. An immigration-defense attorney. Seattle money. Follow it, and ask the only question that matters: who would Quinn Dalan really answer to?

File 04

The Stakes

This is the county Quinn Dalan is asking to stop prosecuting.

D+ Overall crime grade — less safe than 70% of U.S. counties

2× Homicide rate vs. King County — 12.9 per 100,000, double Seattle's

~600 Estimated gang members — the highest concentration in Washington

34 Federal indictments in a single 2024 DEA operation in the county

Sinaloa and CJNG cartels operate in the valley, and crime costs the county an estimated $107.6 million a year. This is not the moment to hand the prosecutor's office to a defense attorney funded by a bail bondsman.

CrimeGrade.org · Yakima Herald · Yakima County Sheriff's Office · U.S. DEA

File 05

Haueter vs. Dalan

There is a real prosecutor in this race.

Tyler Haueter Quinn Dalan

Military U.S. Air Force veteran None

Recent record Career prosecutor — Special Assault Unit Criminal defense since 2013

Whose side Prosecutes — homicide, child molestation, DV Defends the accused

Now leads — A legal-aid nonprofit

Party Republican Declared Democrat, 2020 & 2024 primaries

File 06

Sources

Every claim on this page traces to a public record.

Democratic primary declarations, 2020 & 2024 Washington presidential primary party declarations — public voter file (RNC Data Resource)
Quinn Dalan's legal record Washington State Bar Association · Yakima Herald
Campaign donors Washington Public Disclosure Commission · data.wa.gov
Federal contributions Federal Election Commission · api.open.fec.gov
Jay Inslee event Washington State Women's Commission · June 2024 · Yakima
Yakima County crime statistics CrimeGrade.org · Yakima Herald · Yakima County Sheriff's Office · U.S. DEA (2024)
Tyler Haueter record tylerforyakima.com and public record

You unlock this door with the key of public record. Beyond it, another dimension — a dimension of declarations, of donations, of voting history. A signpost up ahead: the truth was on file all along.

— There is a real Republican on this ballot —

Vote Tyler Haueter Air Force veteran · Career prosecutor

JUL 17 Ballots hit mailboxes

AUG 4 Vote by Election Day

Yakima County Prosecutor · Primary Election · August 4, 2026
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— The Archive —

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