Clackamas County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Courtney Neron Misslin is the Democratic state senator for Oregon Senate District 13, per her campaign site. An educator, she served six years as a state representative before her election to the Senate, per her campaign site. She helped pass the Student Success Act and Oregon's Paid Family Medical Leave program, per her campaign site.

Glenn Lancaster is the Republican candidate for Oregon Senate District 13, per his campaign site. He spent decades in the electric utility sales industry before retiring in 2020, and has served on community boards including Compassionate Hands International, per his campaign site. He moved to Oregon in 1991, per his campaign site.

Mary Dirksen holds dual degrees from Portland State University and spent 24 years in public service, most recently as a senior policy analyst, per her campaign site. Her experience includes service on human trafficking advisory panels, the Tualatin Budget Committee, a nonprofit board supporting foster youth, and 15 years volunteering at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, per the same source.

Rob Wagner represents Oregon Senate District 19, which includes Lake Oswego, West Linn, Tualatin, southwest Portland, Rivergrove, and Durham, and serves as Senate President, per his official Oregon Legislature page. He grew up in Lake Oswego and has raised four children there, per his campaign site.

Mark Meek is the Democratic state senator for Oregon Senate District 20, per his campaign site. A small business owner and military veteran, he has coached local youth sports and represents Oregon City, Gladstone, Happy Valley and Johnson City, per his campaign site. He is running for re-election, citing tolling and cost-of-living issues among his priorities, per his campaign site.

Michele Stroh is a Republican candidate for Oregon Senate District 20. She has raised five children in Oregon City over 36 years, is a two-term Oregon City School Board member, and is a small business owner in the childcare industry, per her campaign site. She chairs the Oregon City Together drug and alcohol prevention coalition, per her campaign site.

Kayse Jama is the Democratic state senator for Oregon Senate District 24, per his campaign site. He came to the United States as a refugee from Somalia and settled in Portland, where he worked with immigrant and refugee communities before entering public office, per his campaign site. He chairs the Senate Committee on Housing and Homelessness, per his campaign site.

Jeff Helfrich is a Republican candidate for Oregon Senate District 26. He currently serves as a state representative and previously worked as a police officer for more than 25 years and served in the U.S. Air Force, per his campaign site.

Nicole Bassett is a Democratic candidate for Oregon Senate District 26. She built a company from scratch in Cascade Locks and worked in the outdoor industry, per her campaign site.

Roy Kaufmann is a communications specialist with 20 years of experience, per the campaign site. Kaufmann raised children in House District 18 and through Oregon public schools, per the campaign site.

Stephanie Carkin is a Republican candidate for Oregon House District 26. She was born and raised in Oregon by a single mother, started her career as a receptionist, and now owns Hydro-Temp Mechanical, an HVAC and plumbing company in Wilsonville, per her campaign site. She is also a mother and volunteer youth sports coach.

Parker is a community-focused entrepreneur and father of five who previously worked at Nickelodeon before founding two companies, Always Outdoors and Haloumi Creative, per the campaign site. A University of Oregon graduate, he has served on the Clackamas County Parks Advisory Board and the Clackamas County Community Road Fund Advisory Committee, per the campaign site.

Jules Walters is the Democratic state representative for Oregon House District 37, per her campaign site. She previously served as mayor of West Linn before her election to the Legislature, and now chairs the House Committee on Early Childhood, per her campaign site. She has a background in communications and journalism, per her campaign site.

Daniel Nguyen is a business owner with 22 years of experience who founded Bambuza Vietnam Kitchen, per the campaign site. Nguyen chairs the House Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade, per the Oregon Legislature.

April Dobson has worked on civil commitment reform and revising Oregon's homeless shelter oversight system as a state legislator, per the campaign site.

Adam Baker is a law enforcement professional with 26 years of experience as a patrol officer, detective and hostage negotiator, per the campaign site.

Michael Sugar is a high school history teacher and debate coach in Clackamas County, per the campaign site. Sugar has also served as a union leader during a teaching career, per the campaign site.

Andrew Morrison is a Republican candidate for Oregon House District 48, covering Damascus, Clackamas, Happy Valley and part of Portland, per his campaign site. He has a background in business, technology and sales, and is a father, husband and coach who serves on community organization boards, per his campaign site.

Lamar Wise is the Democratic state representative for Oregon House District 48, which includes East Portland, Happy Valley and North Clackamas, per his campaign site. Before his election, he worked as an education and labor advocate, per his campaign site. He is running for re-election, citing lowering costs and improving education outcomes among his priorities, per his campaign site.

Darla Mead is a Democratic candidate for Oregon House District 51. She describes herself as a nurse, community advocate and foster parent, per her campaign site.

Matt Bunch is the Republican state representative for Oregon House District 51, per his campaign site. Before the Legislature he worked in the insurance industry and for the Oregon FFA Foundation, and drove a school bus for the Oregon City School District, per his campaign site. He was elected chair of the Clackamas County Fair board in 2022, per his campaign site.

Hank Sanders is a candidate for Oregon House District 52, per his campaign site. He grew up in rural Oregon and worked as a journalist, reporting for the Chicago Tribune and then The New York Times, per his campaign site. His site describes his campaign as independent, though the certified ballot lists him under the party shown here.

Scott Hege is a Republican candidate for Oregon House District 52. He has been a Wasco County resident for 35 years and is an engineer with an MBA who served 16 years as a Wasco County Commissioner and 15 years in economic development leadership at the Port of The Dalles, per his campaign site.