Washington 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.

Hutchison, 72 and retired, has lived in Oregon since 1963 and has resided in Forest Grove since 1992, per the campaign site.

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.

Ben Bowman represents Oregon House District 25, covering Tigard, Metzger, and South Beaverton, and serves as House Majority Leader, per his official Oregon Legislature page. He was born and raised in Oregon and grew up attending Tigard-Tualatin schools, per the same source.

Niemeyer grew up in Silverton, Oregon, working on farms and seed supply companies in the Willamette Valley, and co-founded a precision dental equipment business with his father, 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.

Tammy Carpenter is a Democratic candidate for Oregon House District 27. She is a physician with 20 years of medical experience, a mother of two, and a Beaverton School Board director, 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.

Brian Schimmel is a candidate for Oregon House District 29 and the Independent Party of Oregon's nominee for the seat. He has lived in Forest Grove for 30 years and serves on the Forest Grove City Council, per his campaign site. He spent 19 years in corporate work before moving into public service, including administering public service projects in western Washington County.

Susan McLain was a classroom teacher for 42 years and served as a Metro Councilor for 16 years before becoming State Representative for Oregon House District 29 in 2015, per her campaign site.

Nathan Sosa represents Oregon House District 30. He is a long-time Hillsboro resident and volunteer with the Hillsboro Schools Foundation and Washington County Chamber of Commerce, per his official legislative page. He served four years on the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, chairing it in 2020, and currently chairs the House Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.

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.

Farrah Chaichi represents Oregon House District 35. She describes herself as a lifelong Beavertonian and served on the Human Rights Advisory Committee, per her campaign site. She serves as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection.

Hai Pham is the Democratic state representative for Oregon House District 36, per his campaign site. He is a pediatric dentist who founded a dental practice serving Washington County and has provided charity dental care, per his campaign site. He has focused on expanding access to health care and education, per his campaign site.

Michael Orth is a Republican candidate for Oregon House District 36. He is from Sherwood, Oregon, per his campaign site, and has two sons serving in law enforcement.

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.