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Timely, Accurate Investigations
Modern protocols, careful science, and the discipline to get it right the first time — because families and law enforcement both depend on what the report says.
Skagit County Coroner · 2026
Dignity for every family. Honest answers for every community.
Derrill Fussell brings a lifetime of public service — from the West Wing to the Pacific Naval Command — to the work of standing for Skagit County families on the hardest day of their lives.
Three Commitments
Every case is someone’s loved one. Every report is a piece of the truth a family is waiting for. These are the standards I will hold the office to.
Modern protocols, careful science, and the discipline to get it right the first time — because families and law enforcement both depend on what the report says.
Clear communication. Personal presence. Respect for grief, faith, and the customs of every community we serve — Swinomish, Upper Skagit, Sauk-Suiattle, and every neighbor.
Open data on overdose and fentanyl deaths. Honest collaboration with hospitals, tribal nations, and law enforcement. A coroner’s office Skagit can see into and count on.
About Derrill
Derrill Fussell’s career has been built around the discipline of doing serious work with integrity — the kind of work where being right matters and being honest matters more.
Neither candidate comes to this office with the lived experience of the work itself — that’s why character and judgment matter most. The state provides the education. The voters provide the character. — Derrill Fussell
Yard signs, door-knocks, kitchen-table conversations, a letter to the editor. Skagit elections are won by people who show up for one another. Will you?
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