Colm Willis
Republican · OR · Marion County Commissioner
Marion County commissioner and board chair, first elected in 2018, and a former small-business attorney with a Willamette University law degree. His priorities are public safety, including added jail capacity, and Santiam Canyon wildfire recovery.
Where Colm Willis stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Called on the Army Corps to revise its Detroit Lake draining plan to protect downstream water systems.
May 13, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: marioncountynews.org · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Moved to distribute $15 million for rental assistance through county health services; the commission approved it.
July 23, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Moved to provide $749,000 in federal funds to expand a pregnancy clinic for lower-income women; the commission approved it.
December 11, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Moved to spend $140,000 on housing for people leaving county corrections programs; the commission approved it.
August 18, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Moved to spend up to $1,901,182 on addiction and gambling treatment services; the commission approved it.
September 4, 2019Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Publicly supported Oregon’s new law that restored criminal penalties for drug possession and expanded treatment options.
June 25, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: marioncountynews.org · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Moved to distribute $15 million for rental assistance through county health services; the commission approved it.
July 23, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 5 support
Moved to distribute $15 million for rental assistance through county health services; the commission approved it.
July 23, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Moved to provide $749,000 in federal funds to expand a pregnancy clinic for lower-income women; the commission approved it.
December 11, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Moved to add a women’s shelter renovation to the county housing plan; the commission approved it.
December 6, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Moved to spend $140,000 on housing for people leaving county corrections programs; the commission approved it.
August 18, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Moved to spend up to $1,901,182 on addiction and gambling treatment services; the commission approved it.
September 4, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Moved to make breaking posted rules on public roads and parks illegal; the commission approved it.
May 15, 2024
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Moved to adopt the county budget and property taxes for the next year; the commission approved it.
June 22, 2022
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Moved to accept $975,000 in state funding for county wildfire rebuilding staff; the commission approved it.
October 6, 2021
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Moved to adopt a county resolution against housing discrimination; the commission approved it.
May 19, 2021
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Abstained from a vote on a $195,075 election grant after asking for clearer rules on how it would be spent.
October 14, 2020
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Was chosen as county commission chair for 2020 by a unanimous board vote.
December 18, 2019
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Moved to update a tax break for new rural factories and industrial buildings; the commission approved it.
October 2, 2019
Source: co.marion.or.us · researched September 25, 2026
Race Colm Willis is in:
- Marion County Commissioner, Position 2 · November 3, 2026 · Marion County, Oregon · incumbent
Profile last researched September 24, 2026.