May 16, 2023 Special District Election Candidate Filings

District Candidate Positions & Filings for the May 16, 2023 Special District Election

The following positions will appear on the May 16, 2023 ballot. To file for a position, a person must be an elector of that district or zone. District specific qualifications are noted below. Filing of candidacy is by declaration ($10 fee) or by petition (obtaining 25 valid signatures or 10% of voters residing within your district or zone, whichever is less). The required forms are available at the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office, 1300 NW Wall Street, Ste 202, Bend, Oregon, or on our website at www.deschutes.org/clerk/page/may-16-2023-special-district-election. The filing deadline is March 16, 2023 at 5 pm.

Listed under each position is a list of candidate filings for the May 16, 2023 Special District Election updated throughout the filing period. Candidate filing period February 4, 2023 - March 16, 2023 at 5 pm.

Candidate Election Information 2023

Last updated: 3/17/2023

Community College District

Central Oregon Community College District:
(Candidate must be a registered voter in zone; candidates are elected by zone.)

• Zone 5, 4-year term: Precincts 2, 5, 6, 9, 25, 26, 27, 32, 34, 44, 46, and 47. Portion of Precinct 33.
  • Diane Berry
  • Erin Merz
     
• Zone 6, 4-year term: Precincts 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 13, 20, and 35. Portion of Precincts 19, 31, and 37.​
  • Kevin Knight
  • Jim Porter
  • David E. Price
  • Maureen Radon
  • Michael Sipe
     
• Zone 7, 4-year term: Precincts 8, 10, 16, 23, 24, 38, 39, 40, 42, 49, and 50. Portion of Precincts 21, 33, 37, and 43. (Zone 7 Includes Klamath County).
  • Erin Foote Morgan

Library District

Deschutes Public Library District:
(Candidate must be a registered voter in zone; candidates are elected by zone.) 

• Zone 1, 4-year term: Precincts 17, 18, 28, 29, 36 and 48.
  • Cynthia Claridge
  • Tony Oliver
     
• Zone 4, 4-year term: Precincts 2, 4, 9, 12, 21, 25, 33, 43 and 44.
  • Marisa Chappell Hossick
  • Raymond Miao
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• Zone 5, 4-year term: Precincts 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 26, 27, 32, 35 and 46.
  • ​Ann Malkin​

Park & Recreation Districts

Bend Metro Park & Recreation District:

• Position #1, 4-year term.
  • ​Donna Owens
     
• Position #2, 4-year term.
  • Jodie Barram
  • Steve Jorgensen (Withdrawn)

La Pine Park & Recreation District:

• Position #2, 2-year unexpired term.​
  • Mark OBrien
     
• Position #4, 4-year term.​
  • Gary S Gordon
     
• Position #5, 4-year term.
  • Jeffrey C Cheatham

Redmond Area Park & Recreation District:

• Position #4, 4-year term.
  • Zachary L Harmon
  • David Rouse
  • BJ Soper
     
• Position #5, 4-year term.
  • Louie Arzaga
  • Lena Berry

Sisters Park and Recreation District:

• Position #4, 4-year term.
  • Heath Foott
     
• Position #5, 4-year term.
  • Stephen Saunders
  • Peggy Tehan

Fire Districts

Alfalfa Fire District (Includes Portion of Crook County):

• Position #1, 2-year unexpired term.
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• Position #2, 4-year term.
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• Position #3, 4-year term.
  • Nathan Starr
     
• Position #4, 2-year unexpired term.
  • Mark Laucks

Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection District:

• Position #1, 4-year term.
  • Donald F Bowler Jr
     
• Position #2, 4-year term.
  • David C Gibson
     
• Position #3, 4-year term.
  • Rodger Gabrielson

Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District:

• Position #1, 4-year term.
  • John W Thomas
     
• Position #2, 4-year term.
  • Jerry B Johnson
  • Jerry A Greco
     
• Position #3, 4-year term.
  • Alycia Downs

Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #2:

• Position #4, 4-year term.
  • Kent Haarberg
     
• Position #5, 4-year term.
  • Raymond Miao

La Pine Rural Fire Protection District (Includes Portion of Klamath County):

• Position #3, 4-year term.
  • Michael Vietzke
     
• Position #4, 4-year term.
  • Rex Lesueur
     
• Position #5, 4-year term.
  • Robin Mirrasoul
  • Troy Waddell

Redmond Fire & Rescue (Includes Portion of Crook & Jefferson Counties):

• Position #3, 4-year term.
  • John Blanton
     
• Position #4, 4-year term.
  • Earl Fisher

Sisters-Camp Sherman Rural Fire Protection District (Includes Portion of Jefferson County):

• Position #2, 2-year unexpired term.
  • Rodney Cooper
     
• Position #4, 4-year term.
  • Tom Herrmann
     
• Position #5, 4-year term.
  • Robert Schulz

Sanitary / Sewer Districts

Oregon Water Wonderland Unit II Sanitary District:

• Position #3, 4-year term.
  • Jerry Preston
     

• Position #4, 2-year unexpired term.
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• Position #5, 4-year term.
  • Daniel W DeHaven

Starwood Sanitary District:

• Position #1, 4-year term.
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School Districts (1 year residency requirement)

Administrative School District #1:
(Candidate must be registered voter in zone; candidates elected at-large.)

• Zone 3, 4-year term: Precincts 2, 4, 6, 9, 25 and 32.
  • Cameron Fischer
  • Christopher Strengberg
     
• Zone 5, 4-year term: Precincts 21, 33, 34, 42, 43 and 44.
  • Sherrie Grieef
  • Amy Tatom
     
• Zone 6, At-Large, 4-year term.
  • Melissa Barnes Dholakia
  • Chet Wamboldt
     
• Zone 7, At-Large, 2-year unexpired term.
  • Kina Chadwick
  • Nicole Fitch
  • Rod Hanson
  • Elizabeth Justema

Redmond School District 2J (Includes Portion of Jefferson County):

• Position #1, 2-year unexpired term.
  • Eric Lea
     
• Position #3, 2-year unexpired term.
  • Wendell Otto
  • Amanda Page
     
• Position #4, 4-year term.
  • Keri Lopez
  • Brad Porterfield
     
• Position #5, 4-year term.
  • John Campbell
  • Liz Goodrich

Sisters School District 6 (Includes Portion of Jefferson County):

• Position #3, 4-year term.
  • Karissa Bilderback
  • Jeff Smith
     
• Position #4, 4-year term.
  • Asa Sarver
  • Hilary (Hedemark) Saunders
  • Jayne Simmons

Water Districts

Chaparral Water Control District (321 electors):

• Position #3, 4-year term.
  • Donita Elbert
     
• Position #4, 4-year term.
  • Allyson Nicolas
     
• Position #5, 4-year term.
  • Jerry Fletcher

Laidlaw Water District (239 electors):

• Position #1, 4-year term.
  • David C. Tyler
     
• Position #2, 4-year term.
  • Tom Wright
     
• Position #5, 4-year term.
  • Mara McCloskey-Becker

Terrebonne Domestic Water District (1112 electors):

• Position #1, 4-year term.
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• Position #2, 4-year term.
  • Jim Wilhelm
     
• Position #3, 4-year term.
  • Kevin Byrne
     
• Position #5, 2-year unexpired term.
  • Deborah Wilhelm