Candidate Forums ~ General Election

2026 GENERAL ELECTION
CANDIDATE FORUMS

In carrying out our Mission of encouraging informed and active participation in government, the League of Women Voters of Deschutes County hosts many Candidate Forums.

We are committed to providing fair, nonpartisan informational forums that are free and open to the public.

IMPORTANT DATES ~ DESCHUTES COUNTY

SEPTEMBER 19 Ballots Mailed to Military/Overseas Voters
OCTOBER 05 Ballots Mailed to Out of State Voters
OCTOBER 13 Last Day to Register to Vote
OCTOBER 14 Ballots Mailed to Voters
OCTOBER 16 Deschutes County Drop Boxes Open
OCTOBER 29 Last Day Election Officials to Mail Replacement Ballots
NOVEMBER 3 General Election Day

DESCHUTES COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE

QUESTIONS for candidates may be emailed to questions@lwvdeschutes.org prior to the forum and up to 72 hours in advance.

We invite you to submit questions in advance to help guide the discussion. Questions should be concise, relevant, and issue focused. LWV Deschutes will review submissions and select a diverse set of questions to ensure a fair and informative forum.

You may submit more than one question.
Questions should be non-partisan and applicable to all candidates.
We encourage open ended questions on topics that matter to you and your community.

While we may not be able to ask every submitted question during the event, all questions will be considered. Thank you for helping foster an informed and engaging discussion!

CANDIDATE FORUMS

FORUM - REDMOND CITY COUNCIL & MAYORAL CANDIDATES

Wednesday, September 30

Redmond COCC Community Room - Redmond Technology Education Center (RTEC)
2324 SE College Loop, Redmond

Redmond City Council 5:30 PM
City Council:Tobias Colvin, Kathryn Osborne, Raven Hansen, Barbara Tate, Paul Povey
Redmond Mayoral immediately following
Mayor: Charles Baer, Ed Fitch, Robert J Patrick

FORUM - BEND MAYORAL & OREGON STATE REPRESENTATIVE CANDIDATES

TBD

Bend Central Library, Community Room 2 - 61956 SE Santorini St, Bend

Bend Mayoral 5:30 PM
Mayor, 4 year term: Melanie Keebler, Bernadette Strome
Oregon State Representative immediately following
District 53: Emerson Levy, Michael Summers

FORUM - US CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 5 CANDIDATES

Saturday, October 10

Ridgeview High School - 4555 SW Elkhorn Ave, Redmond

US House of Representative's, Congressional District 5 11:00 AM
Janelle Bynum, Patti Adair, Andrea Townsend

FORUM - DESCHUTES COUNTY COMMISSION & SHERIFF CANDIDATES

Wednesday, October 14

Deschutes Services Building, Sawyer Room - 1300 NW Wall St, Bend

County Commissioners 5:30 PM
Position 3, 4 year term: Lauren Connally, Amy Sabbadini
Position 5: 2 year term: Rob Imhoff, Morgan Schmidt
County Sheriff immediately following
County Sheriff, 4 year term: James (Mac) McLaughlin, Ty Rupert

FORUM - SISTERS CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES

Monday, October 19

Sisters Firehouse Community Hall - 301 S Elm St, Sisters

Sisters City Council 6:00 PM
City Council: Cheryl Pellerin, Rick Retzman, Gary Ross, Therese Kollerer

FORUM - LAPINE CITY COUNCIL & MAYORAL CANDIDATES

Wednesday, October 21

LaPine Park & Recreation Community Center Gym - 16405 1st St, Lapine

LaPine City Council 6:00 PM
City Council Position, 4 year term: Scott Henderson, Donny Savard, Jeff Poteet, Stefan D'Auteuil, Kaj Larsen
LaPine Mayoral immediately following
Mayor, 2 year term: Jeannine Earls, Samuel Facey

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Candidate Forums ~ General Election