Melanie Kebler
OR · Mayor of Bend
Mayor of Bend since 2023, a former Bend city councilor and former state prosecutor. Priorities include housing and safer, more connected transportation.
Where Melanie Kebler stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (4 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Housing Affordability (4 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 4 support
Voted for a new climate pollution fee on new homes built with gas appliances. The money goes to a city climate fund. It passed 5-1.
June 3, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bend.granicus.com
Voted to have the city buy electric vehicles first when replacing its fleet. It passed 7-0.
June 4, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bend.granicus.com
Voted for a resolution setting the council's goal of city buildings that do not use fossil fuels. It passed 6-0.
October 2, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bend.granicus.com
Moved to pass a city resolution opposing oil trains through Bend because of safety and environmental risks. It passed 7-0.
June 2, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: bend.granicus.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted to give $1,000,000 from the city's Affordable Housing Fund to Kôr Community Land Trust. It passed 7-0.
February 15, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: bend.granicus.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted to give first approval to a city law banning guns in certain city buildings, using power from Senate Bill 243. It passed 7-0.
February 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: bend.granicus.com
Voted to ask Bend voters to approve a five-year property tax levy for fire and emergency medical services. It passed 7-0.
February 15, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: bend.granicus.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 4 support
Voted to choose the Caldera Ranch site for a one-time expansion of Bend's growth boundary under Senate Bill 1537, to allow new homes. It passed 5-1.
December 18, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: bend.granicus.com
Voted to create a pilot program that funds housing for middle-income families in Bend. It passed 6-0.
May 17, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: bend.granicus.com
Voted to give $1,000,000 from the city's Affordable Housing Fund to Kôr Community Land Trust. It passed 7-0.
February 15, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: bend.granicus.com
Moved to extend building fee waivers for child care centers and rent-restricted affordable homes, and to lengthen how long those homes must stay affordable. It passed 7-0.
November 16, 2022Supports Housing Affordability
Source: bend.granicus.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 3 support
Voted with Deschutes County to keep the Temporary Safe Stay Area for homeless people open until June 30, 2027. It passed 7-0.
February 18, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: bend.granicus.com
Testified in Salem for Senate Bill 1530, asking state lawmakers for $65 million to keep emergency shelters open.
February 14, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: ktvz.com
Moved to pass a resolution stating the city's plan to support unhoused people living on city streets and property. It passed 7-0.
November 16, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: bend.granicus.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Voted for a resolution supporting immigrant communities, condemning current federal immigration enforcement, and funding help for affected families. It passed 7-0.
March 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: bend.granicus.com
Joined more than a dozen Oregon mayors in a joint letter opposing sending federal troops into the Portland area.
September 29, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: ktvz.com
Read a statement at a council meeting backing immigrant residents and saying illegal federal orders would face legal pushback.
February 5, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: ktvz.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Voted no on a motion that delayed three street safety projects, including a new crosswalk on Century Drive she supported building. The motion passed 5-2.
June 4, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bend.granicus.com
Voted for a new monthly transportation fee to pay for city streets. Single-family home accounts pay $5.60 a month. It passed 7-0.
March 20, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: bend.granicus.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Received endorsements for re-election from State Reps. Emerson Levy and Jason Kropf and from four Bend city councilors.
June 8, 2026
Source: ktvz.com
Voted for stricter camping rules. People in tents or vehicles must move after 24 hours, and vehicles must move 1,500 feet. It passed 6-1.
October 2, 2024
Source: bend.granicus.com
Moved to give first approval to Bend's new camping code, which set rules for camping on city streets and property. It passed 4-3.
November 16, 2022
Source: bend.granicus.com
Won election as Mayor of Bend with 26,022 votes to Chris Piper's 20,998 votes.
November 8, 2022
Source: webapps.deschutes.org
Received the endorsement of all five of her fellow Bend city councilors when she announced her run for mayor.
April 14, 2022
Source: ktvz.com
Past race Melanie Kebler ran in:
- Bend Mayor · November 3, 2026 · Bend city, Oregon · incumbent