County Commissioner, Position 3
Deschutes County, Oregon
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 63 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 206,334 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(4,254,293 ÷ 206,334) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.98, measured against a statewide vote in OR (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
Educator: National Board Certified social studies teacher, OSU-Cascades instructor and former land use planner with a master's in education. Priorities: accountable spending of county tax dollars, and law-enforcement and mental-health staffing.
Records: Social Programs and Welfare 1 for
Nonpartisan · declared
Administrator at Deschutes Defenders and a U.S. Marine Corps logistics officer who served two tours in Iraq, previously a nonprofit executive director. Priorities: a local economy and housing that work for everyone, and public health and safety.
Sources: deschutescounty.gov · webapps.deschutes.org