May 20, 2025 Special District Election Candidate Filings

District Candidate Positions & Filings for the May 20, 2025 Special District Election

The following positions will appear on the May 20, 2025 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-20-2025-special-district-election. The filing deadline is March 20, 2025 at 5 pm.

Listed under each position is a list of candidate filings for the May 20, 2025 Special District Election updated throughout the filing period. Candidate filing period February 8, 2025 - March 20, 2025 at 5 pm.

Candidate Election Information 2025

Last updated: 3/20/2025

Community College District

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

Zone 1, 4 Year Term: Precincts 14, 15, 22, 30, and 45. Portion of Precincts 18 and 48. (Includes Jefferson & Wasco counties).
- Joe Krenowicz
Zone 2, 4 Year Term: Precincts 12 and 41. Portion of Precincts 18, 19, 21, 43, and 48. (Includes Crook county).
- Laura Craska Cooper
Zone 3, 4 Year Term: Precincts 17, 28, 29, and 36. Portion of Precincts 19, 31, and 48.
- Alan Unger
Zone 4, 4 Year Term: Precincts 2, 5, 6, 9, 25, 26, 27, 32, 34, 44, 46, and 47. Portion of Precinct 33.
- Erica Skatvold

Library District

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

Zone 1, 2 Year Unexpired Term: Precincts 17, 18, 28, 29, 36 and 48.
- Erin Trimble
Zone 2, 4 Year Term: Precincts 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 22, 30, 31, 34, 37, 41 and 45.
- Laura Leis
Zone 3, 4 Year Term: Precincts 5, 10, 16, 23, 24, 38, 39, 40, 42, 47, 49 and 50.
- Michele Anderson
Zone 4, 2 Year Unexpired Term: Precincts 2, 4, 9, 12, 21, 25, 33, 43 and 44.
- Betsy Tucker

Park & Recreation Districts

Bend Metro Park & Recreation District:

Position #3, 4 Year Term.
- Nathan Hovekamp
Position #4, 4 Year Term.
- Austin Mazzolini
- Cary Schneider
Position #5, 4 Year Term.
- Deb Schoen

La Pine Park & Recreation District:

Position #1, 4 Year Term.
- Janilee Carpenter
Position #2, 4 Year Term.
- Joel Brader
Position #3, 4 Year Term.
- Brandon Tirrill
Position #4, 2 Year Unexpired Term.
- Carlos Soto
Position #5, 2 Year Unexpired Term.
- Shara Bauman

Redmond Area Park & Recreation District:

Position #1, 4 Year Term.
- Dave Cosper
- Katie Jalo
Position #2, 4 Year Term.
- Mercedes Cook-Bostick
Position #3, 4 Year Term.
- Kevin Scoggin

Sisters Park & Recreation District:

Position #1, 4 Year Term.
- Bob Keefer
Position #2, 4 Year Term.
- Katie Bunce
Position #3, 4 Year Term.
- Julia Sarver

Fire Districts

Alfalfa Fire District (Includes Portion of Crook County):

Position #1, 4 Year Term.
Position #4, 4 Year Term.
- Mark Laucks
Position #5, 4 Year Term.

Black Butte Ranch Rural Fire Protection District:

Position #4, 4 Year Term.
- Tom Sawyer
Position #5, 4 Year Term.
- Lawrence J Stucker

Cloverdale Rural Fire Protection District:

Position #4, 4 Year Term.
- Deanne Dement
Position #5, 4 Year Term.
- Cindy Kettering

Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #2:

Position #1, 4 Year Term.
- Steven Davidson
Position #2, 4 Year Term.
- Oliver Tatom
Position #3, 4 Year Term.
- George Roshak

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

Position #1, 4 Year Term.
- Robin Lannan Adams
Position #2, 4 Year Term.
- Jeremy Johnson
Position #5, 2 Year Unexpired Term.
- Dan Robinette

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

Position #1, 4 Year Term.
- Gary L Ollerenshaw
Position #2, 4 Year Term.
- Dick Knorr
Position #5, 4 Year Term.
- Jessica Meyer

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

Position #1, 4 Year Term.
- Kristie Miller
Position #2, 4 Year Term.
- Rodney Cooper
- Jeffrey Tryens
Position #3, 4 Year Term.
- Jack McGowan
Position #5, 2 Year Unexpired Term.
- Gordon L Hovies
- Craig W Matthews

Sanitary / Sewer Districts

Oregon Water Wonderland Unit II Sanitary District:

Position #1, 4 Year Term.
- James Teel
Position #2, 4 Year Term.
- Ricky Keller
Position #4, 4 Year Term.

Starwood Sanitary District:

Position #2, 4 Year Term.
Position #3, 4 Year Term.

Terrebonne Sanitary District:

Position #3, 2 Year Unexpired Term.
Position #4, 4 Year Term.
- Kristin Yurdin
Position #5, 4 Year Term.

Tumalo Basin Sewer District:

Position #4, 4 Year Term.
Position #5, 4 Year Term.
- Jeannie Fraley

School Districts (1 year residency requirement)

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

Zone 1, 4 Year Term: Precincts 3, 5, 7, 8, 27, 35, 47 and 49.
- Jennifer Lynch
Zone 2, 4 Year Term: Precincts 1, 11, 12, 13, 20, 26, 37, 41 and 46.
- Marcus LeGrand
Zone 4, 4 Year Term: Precincts 16, 23, 24, 38, 39, 40 and 50.
- Shirley Olson
Zone 6, At-Large, 2 Year Unexpired Term.
- Ross Tomlin
- Theo Wilhelm
Zone 7, At-Large, 4 Year Term.
- Kina Chadwick
- Justin Van Patten