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Midterm Election: Candidate Results

The latest results from Bend, Redmond, Deschutes County and Oregon races
by The Source Staff

The polls closed at 8pm on Tuesday, November 8—marking the end of a busy midterm election season that stands to change the power dynamic in Congress, and more locally, put a new person in power in the Oregon governor’s office. These are the most up-to-date election results reported by the Deschutes County Clerk’s office and […]

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Midterm Election: Measure Results

Results from measures in Deschutes County, Redmond and the state of Oregon
by The Source Staff

In addition to voting on who will be Oregon’s next governor and who voters want for Bend and Redmond leadership positions, a number of measures were on the ballot this year, both locally and in Oregon state. These are the most up-to-date election results from the measures on your ballot in 2022: Updated as of […]

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Endorsements: Redmond Measures

Our endorsements in the measures on Redmond voters’ ballots
by The Source Staff

Measure 9-150: Bonds to Construct New Community Recreational Facility to Expand Programs For this editorial board, the question of whether to support a new recreational facility in Redmond is an issue of equity. North of Redmond, the city of Madras has a stellar swim center. In Bend, two large public facilities now exist to help […]

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Election 2022 Endorsements

Election Day is November 8. Here’s a recap of our endorsements, plus a few new ones
by The Source Staff

Need a cheat sheet of our endorsements in the 2022 election? Find the most updated list here. Bend City Council Pos. 4: Barb Campbell Pos. 5: Ariel Méndez Pos. 6: Mike Riley Bend Mayor (pos. 7) Melanie Kebler Redmond City Council Kathryn Osborne, Bill Trumble, Cat Zwicker Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch Deschutes County Board of […]

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▶ WATCH: Bend City Council Pos 6 – Mike Riley, Julia Brown and Rick Johns

The Source editorial board interviews the candidates vying for Bend City Council pos 6
by The Source Editorial Board

In this video, the Source Weekly editorial board Mike Riley, Julia Brown and Rick Johns as they run for the Bend City Council pos 6 in the November 2022 election. Watch for our endorsements in each race on our Election 2022 web page throughout the campaign season. WATCH NOW:

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▶ WATCH: Redmond City Councilor – Bill Trumble, Cat Zwicker, Kathryn Osborne and John Nielsen

The Source editorial board interviews the candidates vying for Redmond City Councilor
by The Source Editorial Board

In this video, the Source Weekly editorial board Bill Trumble, Cat Zwicker, Kathryn Osborne and John Nielsen as they run for the Redmond City Councilor in the November 2022 election. Watch for our endorsements in each race on our Election 2022 web page throughout the campaign season. WATCH NOW:

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Melanie Kebler for Bend Mayor

Some will have you believe that the current council is to blame for the rise in homelessness. We see the opposite—that past councils also faced these issues and did very little.
by The Source Editorial Board

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 […]

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Ariel Mendez for Bend City Council Pos. 5

An avowed supporter of active transportation, Méndez knows more about the subject than nearly any other local we know.
by The Source Editorial Board

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 […]

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Mike Riley for Bend City Council Pos. 6

Riley is a candidate who’s invested in the community and has done the work to hit the ground running on affordable housing and homelessness, growth and more.
by The Source Editorial Board

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 […]

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Barb Campbell for Bend City Council Pos. 4

With the rest of the council members possessing less than a full term of experience, re-electing Barb Campbell just makes sense.
by The Source Editorial Board

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 […]

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