Candidates File to Run for Redmond City Council

The filing deadline may be Aug. 25, but numerous candidates for Redmond City Council have signaled their interest by filing paperwork early.

The mayoral seat is open, along with three seats on the Redmond City Council. These are four-year terms.

Interested parties can pick up a campaign packet from the city’s Recorder’s Office send an email request. (More information is available on the Redmond City Election website.) Stipulations include having lived in Redmond for a calendar year preceding the Nov. 3 election.

Here are the candidates running so far.

Mayor

Ed Fitch

The mayoral incumbent, Ed Fitch has been a Redmond resident since 1979. That’s the same year he began as Redmond’s city attorney, serving until 1996. He was subsequently Redmond’s mayor from 1999 to 2001. He was also a member and chairperson of the Redmond Development Commission from 2010 to 2013; additionally, he was a member of the South 97 Advisory Committee from 2013 to 2018. Fitch was also president and board member of the Redmond Executive Association. Fitch is a partner at Fitch & Neary, a law firm that specializes in civil litigation.

Jay Patrick

This is Jay Patrick’s second mayoral campaign. Having lived in Redmond since age 6 when he relocated with his military-veteran father and nurse mother, Patrick served as a city councilor from 1999 until 2023, when he ran and lost against then-councilor Ed Fitch in the 2022 mayoral race.

A 25-year former city councilor, Patrick wrote in a social media post that he “has worked alongside dedicated city staff, fellow council members and engaged citizens to help shape Redmond into the thriving community we see today. Those partnerships and the trust placed in me have meant everything.”

Patrick works for the Jefferson County Education Service District, according to filing documents.

Charles Webster Baer

A previous candidate for Deschutes County Commissioner Board Position 3, Baer did not move past May’s primary election. In previous campaigns, Baer has run on an unorthodox platform: mandated depopulation, creating a government-run, legalized magic mushrooms industry and green-lighting zoning for a light rail system between Terrebonne and Sunriver.

City Council

Trevor Johnson

Relative political newcomer Trevor Johnson promises to bring a progressive bent to the Redmond City Council. Having lived in Redmond since 2012, Johnson helped introduce Redmond’s first Pride Month proclamation. He has also volunteered with environmental organizations such as Greenpeace to confront climate issues, according to his campaign website. Johnson is an advocate of food waste composting and local bus service expansion.

Kathryn Osborne

Running to keep her Council position, Kathryn Osborne has served since 2022. With a Master of Business Administration from Concordia University, she has also been a committee member, vice chair and chair of the Downtown Urban Renewal Advisory Committee. Osbourne has been involved in community organizations such as the Rotary Club of Redmond, Redmond Street Kitchen and volunteered with wildland firefighting efforts, according to her city profile.

Tobias Colvin

A former Redmond city councilor who served from 2022 to 2024, Tobias Colvin and his family relocated from Atlanta to Redmond in 2017. He holds a natural resources degree from Colorado State University. Since 2019, Colvin has worked as the general manager at SCP Redmond Hotel. According to campaign filings, Colvin served as chairperson on the urban area planning commission from 2025-2026, as well as serving as chairperson on the Tourism and Budget Committees during the same period. Previously, Colvin chaired the Downtown Urban Renewal Advisory Committee from 2020 to 2022.

This article appears in the Source July 16, 2026.