Elections

We have to hand it to Jo Rae Perkins; she’s nothing if not persistent. In spite of running in a number of races over the years, including for mayor and city councilor of Albany and subsequent bids for Senate and the U.S. House, winning nothing but primaries, she persists. This time around, she’s running against […]

The last time Bend voted for its directly elected mayor, the candidate list was large, with two sitting city councilors among a slate of candidates vying for the job. This time, there are just two—one of whom is a current city councilor elected in 2020; the other, a former city councilor who was appointed to […]

In a race with no incumbents for this position on the Bend City Council, we find Ariel Méndez, a current member of the Bend Park and Recreation District board and a college instructor of political science, poised to meet the moment. A regular e-biker and an avowed supporter of active transportation, Méndez knows more about […]

Voters have three candidates to choose from in this race, but one of them is clearly more prepared and more up to speed on the reality of the issues facing Bend: Mike Riley. As the head of The Environmental Center and a co-chair of the committee that helped to see the transportation GO bond pass […]

With four candidates running in the race for Bend City Council position 4, there’s no shortage of knowledge, expertise and community spirit to choose from in the race. Among them, candidate Bill Olsen opted not to participate in our interview, so we won’t comment further on his candidacy. Among the three women in the race—Barb […]

If you want a sign of how quickly Redmond is transforming, look no further than the candidates running for City Council. Three seats are up for grabs, and with five people running, a majority of the people on this slate will find themselves serving Redmond come January. When we interviewed four of the five candidates, […]

We endorsed Jamie McLeod-Skinner, an attorney, engineer and Regional Emergency Coordinator in the primary when she knocked out Kurt Schrader, and our endorsement stands in the general election, too. McLeod-Skinner has worked to introduce herself and share ideas with not just those of the Democratic party that she falls under, but rural and conservative voters, […]

There’s lots to chew on in this governor’s race, with the ideal of a “third party” non-affiliated candidate in the mix. But the reality of a third candidate has proved a hard pill to swallow. While our editorial board gave serious weight to the benefits of a candidate who could sit in the middle of […]