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Meet the Candidates: The Race for State Senate 27 ▶ [With Video]

Anthony Broadman and Michael Summers discuss top issues in the 27th District
Avatar photo by Julianna LaFollette

Democrat Anthony Broadman and Republican Michael Summers will face off in the race for the Senate seat in the 27th District, which represents Bend, Sisters, Tumalo and portions of Redmond. Tim Knopp, the current senator, is ineligible to run for re-election due to excessive absences during the last legislative session, when Republicans in the Oregon […]

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Vote Yes on Expanding County Commission from Three to Five Members

It’s that time again to prep for the upcoming election
by The Source Editorial Board

It’s that time again — time for voters to do their due diligence in prep for the upcoming election and for our editorial board to begin rolling out our endorsements in measures and races that affect people’s lives in Central Oregon. We’ll begin endorsing candidates in next week’s paper. This week, we take a look […]

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Race for Deschutes County Sheriff Heats Up ▶ [With Video]

With less than two months before votes are cast, the two candidates for Deschutes County Sheriff square off on the issues most important to residents
Avatar photo by Jennifer Baires

The contentious race for the next Deschutes County Sheriff is well underway, with two longtime officers squaring off in November amid a department, plagued by years of unrest, lawsuits and allegations of discrimination against top brass. Sgt. Kent Vander Kamp is running against Capt. William Bailey for the open seat. Both have a long history […]

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Local Election Recap

A list of candidates in the local races in the general election
Avatar photo by Julianna LaFollette

August 30 was the filing deadline for some candidates running in the November election. With that, here’s a recap of the races and candidates voters will have on their ballots in the local area. Oregon’s 5th Congressional District Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the current Republican House representative, is seeking reelection. After serving on the City Council in […]

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Food and Music are Fun, but Endorsements are Still the Most Important Things We Do

For this editorial board, endorsements will remain one of the most important things we do for our community
by The Source Editorial Board

This week, the first slate of candidates running in the November election will join us in our conference room for a longstanding tradition: We ask questions, they answer, and sometimes rebut what their opponents say. We record the whole thing for you to watch at your leisure. Not long after, we share our view on […]

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2024 May Primary Election Results

Bynum ahead of McLeod-Skinner; Chang set to take County Commissioner seat in early returns
by The Source Staff

Results in the May 2024 primary election began to come in Tuesday night. In early returns, Janelle Bynum bested Jamie McLeod Skinner for the Democratic nomination for Congressional District 5, and in Congressional District 2, Cliff Bentz won over Republican challenger Jason Beebe. For the seat on the Deschutes County Commission, Phil Chang was re-elected […]

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Vote Barnes Dholakia, Chadwick, Tatom for Bend-La Pine School board ▶ [With Video]

May 2023 Election Endorsements for BLPS school board Zones 5, 6, 7
by The Source Editorial Board

Over the past two months we’ve reached out to candidates, invited them in for interviews, listened to their ideas and then produced videos of our interviews, all in the name of helping the voters of Central Oregon make informed decisions in the May 16 election. In the case of the three open seats on the […]

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Vote Harmon, Berry for Redmond Park & Recreation ▶ [With Video]

May 2023 Election Endorsements: Redmond Area Park & Recreation Pos. 4 & 5
by The Source Editorial Board

With the passage of the bond measure that will usher in a new recreation center for Redmond, residents in the Hub City have a lot to look forward to. That said, the fact that the same set of voters didn’t support the levy that would have covered operating costs of said rec center mean the […]

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Vote Cameron Fischer for Bend-La Pine School Board Zone 3 ▶ [With Video]

May 2023 Election Endorsements
by The Source Editorial Board

School boards have faced more scrutiny in recent years, both locally and nationally. Some parents want more access — and sometimes even input — about curriculum. Some are still concerned about how the pandemic closures affected student learning. Others want books stripped from school libraries. Some of these concerns have found their way to the […]

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Redmond School Board Endorsements ▶ [With Video]

Four seats are up for grabs on the Redmond School Board. Three are contested. Here’s our take.
by The Source Editorial Board

Vote Liz Goodrich for Redmond School Board #5 John Campbell and Liz Goodrich, the incumbent, are running for the Redmond school board in position 5. In this race, we see no reason to unseat the person already at work, Goodrich. Both Campbell and Goodrich have experience in the classroom; Campbell as a former science teacher, […]

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