Multnomah County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Courtney Bangs is an educator and Clatsop County Commissioner who operates a sixth generation family farm in Knappa, in northwest Oregon, with her husband, per her campaign site. She has served on the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners since 2020 and works as an academic director and teacher at Encore Academy in Warrenton, per the same source.

Lisa Reynolds is the Democratic state senator for Oregon Senate District 17, per her campaign site. A pediatrician, she has practiced in Washington County for more than two decades and continues to see patients between legislative sessions, per her campaign site. She has called for reducing child poverty and helped pass the state's Child Tax Credit, per her 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.

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.

Randall Fryer is a Republican candidate for Oregon House District 28. He is a retired physician who earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 1997 and is a former enlisted member of the Army Medical Corps and former software professional, per his campaign site. He practiced medicine in family and emergency care from 2000 through 2024.

Darcey Edwards is the Republican state representative for Oregon House District 31, per her campaign site. A Realtor and landowner, she was sworn into office at the start of the 2025 legislative session and serves on committees covering behavioral health, climate and housing, per her campaign site. She is running for re-election, citing the housing crisis, public safety and economic opportunity among her priorities, per her campaign site.

Tom Forest is a Democratic candidate for Oregon House District 31. He is a former software engineer who worked for Nike, Intel and Portland General Electric, per a Multnomah County Democrats candidate profile. He has served on the Banks School Board and as a volunteer on its budget committee. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Thompson describes herself as a working-class Portlander who spent years working downtown and switched from the Democratic to the Republican party, per the campaign site.

Shannon Jones Isadore represents Oregon House District 33. She is a native Portlander, military veteran, family psychotherapist and business leader who was born and raised in Northeast Portland's Albina neighborhood, per her campaign site. She serves as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade.

Mari Watanabe represents Oregon House District 34, where she has lived for nearly two decades, per her campaign site. She began her career in the corporate sector before moving into nonprofit work focused on diversity, equity and inclusion. She serves on the Oregon Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs and the Portland Community College Board of Trustees, and is a third-generation Japanese American who studied at Washington State University, per her official legislative page.

Cousins is a health policy and human services professional, nonprofit leader and advocate, and a military spouse and mother in a large blended family, per the 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.

Morey Straus works in the technology sector leading a software security team, per the campaign site. Straus is a Portland homeowner, per the campaign site.

Rob Nosse has worked as an activist and organizer for most of adult life, per the campaign site.

Tawna Sanchez is Director of Family Services at the Native American Youth and Family Center, which Sanchez helped co-found, per the campaign site. Sanchez holds a Bachelor of Arts from Marylhurst University and a Master's in Social Work from Portland State University, per the campaign site.

Travis Nelson represents Oregon House District 44, covering North and Northeast Portland, per the Oregon Legislature. He works as a nurse, per his campaign site, and is the first Black LGBTQIA+ member of the Oregon Legislature, per the Oregon Legislature.

Andrea Valderrama has represented Oregon House District 47 since being appointed in April 2021, becoming the first Peruvian American in the Oregon Legislature, per her official legislative biography. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oregon and a Master of Public Administration from Portland State University, per her official legislative biography.

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.

Ann Walker is the Republican nominee for Oregon House District 49, per her campaign site. She has worked in private consulting on forest health, wildfire detection technology and emergency preparedness for state and local governments, per her campaign site. She has also served as a Multnomah County Precinct Committee Person, per her campaign site.

Zach Hudson represents Oregon House District 49, covering Troutdale, Wood Village, Fairview and North Gresham, per the Oregon Legislature. He chairs the House Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, has a professional background as a teacher, and previously served on the Troutdale City Council, per his campaign site.

Ricki Ruiz is the Democratic state representative for Oregon House District 50, per his campaign site. He was elected to the Reynolds School Board in 2017 before his election to the House in 2021, and now serves as co-chair of the Legislature's BIPOC Caucus, per his campaign site. He is seeking a third term, citing public education funding, small business support and public safety among his priorities, 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.