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?

Quinn Dalan left the Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney's Office in 2013. Her subsequent experience includes private practice, public defense, civil legal aid, and municipal prosecution. Since January 2019, her primary role has been executive director of Central Washington Legal Aid.

What are Quinn Dalan's ties to Democrats?

Beyond signing Democratic Party declarations in the 2020 and 2024 presidential primaries, Washington Public Disclosure Commission records show Quinn Dalan contributed $200 to Jay Inslee's campaign on November 15, 2014, for the 2016 election. Dalan, then chair of the Washington State Women's Commission, also honored Governor Inslee and First Lady Trudi Inslee at the commission's June 28, 2024, pay-equity event in Fremont. Governor Inslee appointed her to the commission in September 2020. A supplied screenshot presented as a post from Dalan's Facebook profile pairs a Hillary Rodham Clinton quotation with a photo of Dalan standing beside Clinton; the original post URL and publication date were not independently verified.

Who funds Quinn Dalan's campaign?

Washington Public Disclosure Commission API records list a $1,200 contribution from James Boyer, identified as an attorney at Abeyta Nelson PC; a $1,000 contribution from Francisco Isquierdo, identified as a bail-bond agent at Egley's Bail Bonds; and a $1,000 contribution from Tamerton Granados, identified as an attorney. As of July 22, 2026, six itemized contributions from Seattle, Gig Harbor, and Moses Lake total $2,250.

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 point to the fact that Quinn Dalan has not served in the Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney's Office since 2013, along with her campaign funding from a bail-bond agent and Democratic donors.

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.

Episode 02 · Latest Dispatch

— Episode 02 —

Voters Deserve Answers

Released July 13, 2026

The public-record files are now available.

Court RecordPDF · 7 pages Redacted Police ReportsPDF · 33 pages

Episode 01 · Where the file began

The Imposter

Q: 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. She left the Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney's Office in 2013 and has led Central Washington Legal Aid since January 2019.

Episode 01 Original Case File

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. She left the Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney's Office in 2013 and now leads a civil legal-aid nonprofit. 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 factual claim below is tied to identified source material — voter files, official filings, reporting, or preserved source images. The sources are listed at the bottom.

File 01

The Record

She wants to lead the Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. She left that office in 2013 and has led Central Washington Legal Aid since January 2019.

Quinn Dalan left the Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney's Office in 2013.
Yakima Herald-Republic · March 17, 2026
Since January 2019, her primary role has been executive director of Central Washington Legal Aid.
Central Washington Legal Aid · Yakima Herald-Republic
Her subsequent experience includes private practice, public defense, civil legal aid, and municipal prosecution.
Washington Courts · Yakima Herald-Republic

She has not served in the Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney's Office since 2013; she has led a civil legal-aid nonprofit since January 2019.

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.

Washington Public Disclosure Commission records show Quinn Dalan contributed $200 to Jay Inslee's campaign on November 15, 2014, for the 2016 election.
Washington Public Disclosure Commission · Report 100615699
June 28, 2024: as chair of the Washington State Women's Commission, she honored Governor Jay Inslee and First Lady Trudi Inslee at the commission's pay-equity launch in Fremont.
Washington State Women's Commission · July 2, 2024
Governor Inslee appointed her to the Washington State Women's Commission in September 2020.
Washington State Women's Commission · September 24, 2020
A supplied screenshot presented as a post from Quinn Dalan's Facebook profile pairs a Hillary Rodham Clinton quotation with a photo of Dalan standing beside Clinton at a “Hillary Clinton Live” event.
Preserved social-media screenshot · Original URL and publication date not independently verified

Graphic highlighting a Washington Public Disclosure Commission record of Quinn Dalan's 200-dollar contribution to Jay Inslee's campaign. — Contribution received November 15, 2014 · 2016 election View official PDC report ↗

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

Exhibit A

Her Own Résumé

She wants Republican voters to see a conservative prosecutor. Look at the causes she lists herself — in the official 2026 voters' guide.

Gender & Justice Commission
Domestic & Sexual Violence Committee — Chair
Washington State Women's Commission
Safety Committee
Endowment for Equal Justice
League of Women Voters — Yakima County
Washington Women Lawyers
YWCA Yakima
La Casa Hogar

That's not a conservative résumé — it's a progressive one. Her ballots say Democrat. Her donors say Democrat. Her own résumé says it too.

Source: Quinn Dalan candidate statement · Official 2026 Yakima County Voters' Guide

File 03

Follow the Money

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

$1,200

James Boyer · attorney at Abeyta Nelson PC

The PDC API reports a $1,200 contribution to Dalan on June 4, 2026. Separate API records report $100 contributions from Boyer to Jay Inslee in 2015 and Bob Ferguson in 2015.

PDC API · Dalan contribution · Filed report · Inslee record · Ferguson record

$1,000

Francisco Isquierdo · bail-bond agent

The PDC API reports a $1,000 contribution on June 5, 2026, and lists Isquierdo's occupation as “Bail Bond Agent,” employer as “Egley's Bail Bonds,” and city as Sunnyside.

PDC API · Contribution record · Filed report

$1,000

Tamerton Granados · attorney serving immigrant families

The PDC API reports a $1,000 contribution on April 16, 2026, and lists the contributor's occupation as “Attorney,” employer as “Self,” and city as Yakima. The Washington State Bar Association describes Granados as a Yakima attorney who represents newly immigrated families and people seeking naturalization.

PDC API · Contribution record · Filed report · Washington State Bar Association

$2,250

Six itemized contributions from outside Yakima County

As of July 22, 2026, the PDC API lists contributions totaling $1,550 from Seattle, $500 from Gig Harbor, and $200 from Moses Lake.

PDC API · Six contribution records

Amounts, dates, occupations, employers, and cities above reproduce fields returned by the Washington PDC API and the campaigns' filed reports.

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

Yakima County role Former Special Assault Unit prosecutor Left Prosecuting Attorney's Office in 2013

Current primary role Assistant City Attorney, Kennewick Executive Director, Central WA Legal Aid

Other experience Air Force paralegal · criminal investigator Private practice · public defense · municipal prosecution

Party Republican Declared Democrat, 2020 & 2024 primaries

File 07

Sources

Every factual claim on this page traces to identified source material.

Democratic primary declarations, 2020 & 2024 Washington presidential primary party declarations — public voter file (RNC Data Resource)
Quinn Dalan's professional record Yakima Herald-Republic · Central Washington Legal Aid · Washington Courts
Organizations listed in Quinn Dalan's candidate statement Quinn Dalan candidate statement · Official 2026 Yakima County Voters' Guide
Campaign donors Washington PDC API · Dalan 2026 contribution records · Dataset documentation
Jay and Trudi Inslee recognition; commission appointment Washington State Women's Commission · July 2, 2024 · Washington State Women's Commission · September 24, 2020
Quinn Dalan contribution to Jay Inslee Washington Public Disclosure Commission · Report 100615699
Facebook screenshot featuring Hillary Rodham Clinton Preserved source image · Original post URL and publication date not independently verified
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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