Candidates - Benton County Records and Elections, Oregon

May 20, 2025 Special District Election
Open Positions and Candidate Filings

Education Service District

Open positions and candidate filings

Linn-Benton-Lincoln Education Service District

Director Zone 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Zone 2 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Zone 3 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Caleb Schneider	Lori Greenfield	Michael Thomson
Bill Hays
Edward DeWilde

For more information, contact Linn County, the filing officer.

Director Zone 4 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Denise Hughes-Tafen
Camille Kaplan

For more information, contact Linn County, the filing officer.

Community College Districts

Open positions and candidate filings

Lane Community College

Director Zone 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Zone 3 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Zone 4 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Jerry Rust	Julie Weismann	Austin Fölnagy
Jeffrey Cooper	Devon Lawson	Richard Andrew Vasquez

Director Position 7 At-Large 2-Year Unexpired, Vote for One
Jesse Alejandro Maldonado

For more information, contact Lane County, the filing officer.

Linn-Benton Community College

Director Zone 2-3(A) 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Zone 5 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Zone 6-7(A) 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Stacie Wyss-Schoenborn	John Sarna	Sherlyn Dahl
Rachel Biscoe	Brad Longman

For more information, contact Linn County, the filing officer.

School Districts

Open positions and candidate filings

Alsea School District 7J

Director Position 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 2 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Risteen Follett	George Laiblin
Raven Jones

Central School District 13J

Director Position 2 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 4 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 6 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Irene Oliveros-Vega	Byron Shinkle	Andrea Van Heeswyk

For more information, contact Polk County, the filing officer.

Corvallis School District 509J

Director Position 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 4 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 5 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Charlotte Willer	Luhui Whitebear	Shauna Tominey
Chris Blacker
Sami Al-Abdrabbuh

Director Position 7 2 Year Unexpired Term Vote for One
Bernie Wang

Greater Albany Public School District 8J

Director Zone 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Zone 2 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director At-Large #2 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Kristopher Schendel	Jenna Gould	Tim Washko
Brad Wilson	Stephanie Lunceford	Marcy Hermens
Deanna Varner		Kris McLaughlin

For more information, contact Linn County, the filing officer.

Harrisburg School District 7

Director Position 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 4 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 5 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Jeremy G Lidbeck	Lonnie Hutchens	Johnny Herrera
	Jennifer Krebs

For more information, contact Linn County, the filing officer.

Monroe School District 1J

Director Zone 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Zone 3 2 Year Unexpired Term, Vote for One	Director Zone 4 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Sarah M Fay	Nicole Blanks	Sarah Wa dsack

Director Zone 5 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Christopher R Irwin

Philomath School District 17J

Director Position 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 3 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 4 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Kerin Konkler	Todd Smith	Erin Gudge
Tom Klipfel	Erin McMullen
	Troy Muir

Rural Fire Protection Districts

Open positions and candidate filings

Adair Rural Fire Protection District

Director Position 3 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 4 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 5 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Dick Green	Barbara Lower	Frances I Harris

Alsea Rural Fire Protection District

Director Position 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 2 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 3 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Terry Lunsford	Brandon Bruneau	Al France

Blodgett-Summit Rural Fire Protection District

Director Position 3 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 4 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 5 4 Year Term, Vote for One
David King	Mark Scacco	Andrew Burton

Corvallis Rural Fire Protection District

Director Position 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 2 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Tony O’Donahue	Christy Johnson

Hoskins-Kings Valley Rural Fire Protection District

Director Position 3 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 4 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 5 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Michael Rhoades	John Madsen	No filing yet

Monroe Rural Fire Protection District

Director Position 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 4 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 5 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Timothy Eastridge	Bruce Ashenbrenner	Chad Goracke

North Albany Rural Fire Protection District

Director Position 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 2 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Richard T Burright	Mike McLain

Palestine Rural Fire Protection District

Director Position 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 2 4 Year Term, Vote for One
J David Adams	Roger Biegel

Philomath Fire and Rescue

Director Position 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 2 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 3 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Joe Brier	Kenneth Corbin	Matt Kennedy

Water Control District

Open positions and candidate filings

Junction City Water Control District

Commissioner Position 4 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Commissioner Position 5 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Commissioner Position 6 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Dallas Goracke	Eric Freepons	Collin Crocker

Commissioner Position 7 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Commissioner Position 8 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Commissioner Position 9 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Tony Stroda	Scott Gibson	John Reerslev

For more information, contact Lane County, the filing officer.

Park and Recreation District

Open positions and candidate filings

Vineyard Mountain Park and Recreation District

Director Position 1 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 2 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 3 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Ray Topping	John Snelling	Sterling Graham

Road Districts

Open positions and candidate filings

Asbahr-Pilkington Special Road District

Commissioner Position 2 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Commissioner Position 3 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Tom Giles	Jim Munford

Hidden Valley Special Road District

Commissioner Position 2 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Commissioner Position 3 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Gail Goetzinger	Walter Ackermann

Cemetery District

Open positions and candidate filings

Alsea Cemetery District

Director Position 2 4 Year Term, Vote for One	Director Position 3 4 Year Term, Vote for One
Tracy Foster	Leroy France

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