Oregon Sample Ballot 2026: Every Candidate on Your November Ballot

Barbara Kahl is a veterinarian who owns EquiSport Farm and Veterinary Service, per her campaign site. She previously worked in finance at Intel Corporation and served as a territorial veterinarian in American Samoa, where she helped establish the territory's first animal control unit, per her campaign site. Kahl holds a bachelor's degree in animal science and a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Oregon State University, per her campaign site.

Suzanne Bonamici represents Oregon's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House, per her official House website. She worked as a legal aid attorney and later as an attorney in the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection before practicing law in Portland representing individuals and small businesses, per her official House website. Bonamici served in the Oregon State Legislature before her election to Congress and holds a bachelor's degree and a law degree from the University of Oregon, per her official House website.

Chris Beck served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003, representing the 12th district, per Oregon Public Broadcasting. He holds a bachelor's degree in history from Brown University and a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, per the same source. After his legislative service, he spent six years as a policy adviser on rural economic development at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, per Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Cliff Bentz earned a law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School and joined a law firm in Ontario, Oregon in 1977, later becoming a partner with a practice focused on ranch reorganizations and water law, per his official House website. He was appointed to the Oregon House in 2008 and later to the Oregon Senate, resigning the Senate seat in January 2020, per the same source. Bentz was elected to the U.S. House on November 3, 2020, to represent Oregon's 2nd Congressional District, per his official House website.

Maxine Dexter worked as a lung and critical care physician at Kaiser Permanente for more than 15 years and became the first woman to chair the board of directors at Northwest Permanente, per her official House website. She was appointed to the Oregon House in 2020, where she chaired the House Housing and Homelessness Committee, per the same source. Dexter holds a bachelor's degree and a medical degree from the University of Washington and serves on the House Veterans' Affairs and Natural Resources committees, per her official House website.

Monique DeSpain is a retired Air Force colonel with 30 years of military service, including time in the Air Force Reserve and the Oregon Air National Guard, and also works as a lawyer, per her campaign site. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Utah, a graduate degree from Central Michigan University, and a law degree from Willamette University College of Law, per the Associated Press.

Val Hoyle spent 25 years in the bicycle industry in retail management, manufacturing distribution, and international trade, per her official House website. She was elected to the Oregon House in 2010, eventually serving as Majority Leader, and was later elected statewide as Oregon Labor Commissioner, per the same source. Hoyle was sworn into Congress in January 2023 representing Oregon's 4th Congressional District, per her official House website.

Justin Filip is a University of Oregon graduate who serves as secretary of the Pacific Green Party of Oregon, per Eugene Weekly. He received the Pacific Green Party's nomination for U.S. House, 4th District, at the party's 2026 nominating convention, per the party's website.

Janelle Bynum describes herself as a businesswoman and served eight years in the Oregon House of Representatives, where she chaired the Committee on Small Business and Economic Development, per her official House website. She holds an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from Florida A&M University and an MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, per the same source.

Patti Adair is a certified public accountant who built her career at Moss Adams before being elected Deschutes County Commissioner in 2018, a role in which she manages more than 1,200 employees across 22 departments, per her campaign site. She is a fourth generation Oregonian, a University of Oregon graduate, and operates a ranch in Sisters, Oregon, per the same source.

Andrea Salinas worked as a congressional aide and policy advisor to Senator Harry Reid and Representative Pete Stark, and as a district aide for Representative Darlene Hooley, before her own election, per her official House website. She served in the Oregon House from 2017 to 2022, as House Majority Whip and chair of the House Health Care Committee, per the same source. In Congress she serves on the House Agriculture Committee and the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, and co-chairs the bipartisan Mental Health Caucus, per her official House website.

David Russ has served as Mayor of Dundee, Oregon, and on the Yamhill County Parkway Committee and Local Public Safety Coordinating Council, per his campaign site. He earned a bachelor's degree from Eastern Washington University and has worked in accounting, consulting, real estate, manufacturing, and technology administration, per Oregon Public Broadcasting.