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4A | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2022 | APPEAL TRIBUNE Primary Continued from Page 1A Primary ister through My Vote or can download and fill out the voter registration form available at sos.oregon.gov/elections/ Documents/SEL500.pdf then mail it to or drop it off at the county elections office at 555 Court Street NE in Salem. People also can register in person at the county elec- tions office. Voters should have received notifica- tion cards about their registration within the past week. The cards include the vot- er’s precinct, senate and representative districts based on the recent redistricting process. New county commissioner districts will go into effect for the 2023 election cy- cle, and will not be reflected on the voter notification. The deadline to register to vote is 11:59 p.m. April 26. Seats on the ballot and who’s running There are multiple county and city seats up for election this year. Marion County Board of Commissioners Two seats on the Board of Commis- sioners are up for election. h Position 1 is currently held by Re- publican Kevin Cameron. Cameron is running unchallenged for the Republican nomination. Andrew Dennis, a program analyst at Oregon Housing and Commu- nity Services, a state agency, is running unchallenged for the Democratic nomi- nation. h Position 2 is currently held by Re- publican Colm Willis. Willis has filed for the Republican nomination and is un- challenged. Mark Wigg is running for the Democratic nomination and is unchal- lenged. House of Representatives in October. Sa- lem City Councilor Chris Hoy was ap- pointed to replace Clem, but does not live in the re-drawn district. In the Republican primary, long-time Oregon politico Kevin Mannix is running against forklift operator Kyler McNaught. Among the Democrats, the race is among small business owner and veteran Ramiro Navarro Jr., farm and outdoor store manager David McCall and financial analyst Robert Husseman. House District 22 Two Republicans and two Democrats will compete to fill the seat vacated by State Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon and her campaign for Congress. Accounts receivable clerk Karl Emm- rich and senior education policy analyst Anthony Medina will face off in the Dem- ocratic primary. The Republican race will be between cybersecurity analyst Jim Lowder and former dental assistant Tra- cy Cramer. The remaining seats in the greater Sa- lem area won’t have a contested primary on either side of the aisle: Senate District 10 h Democrat: Sen. Deb Patterson (in- cumbent). h Republican: Rep. Raquel Moore- Green. House District 18 h Republican: Rep. Rick Lewis (incum- bent). h Democrat: Jesse Smith, former small business owner and part-time web devel- oper. House District 20 h Democrat: Rep. Paul Evans (incum- bent). h Republican: Dan Farrington, medical consulting business owner. House District 23 h Republican: Anna Scharf (incum- bent). h Democrat: Elise Yarnell Hollamon, Newberg city councilor. Oregon governor More than 30 people have filed to run for governor and been determined eligi- ble. District Attorney Republican candidates h Incumbent Paige Clarkson is run- ning for reelection. h Clarkson is being challenged by Spencer Todd, a public defender. Nearly 20 are seeking the Republican nomination. h Raymond Baldwin, from Clackamas County. h Bridget Barton, from Clackamas County. h Court Boice, who serves on the Curry County Board of Commissioners. h David Burch, from Marion County. h Reed Christensen, from Washington County. h Christine Drazan, who’s currently serving as a state representative for part of Clackamas County and is the House minority leader. h Jessica Gomez, from Jackson Coun- ty. h Nick Hess, from Washington Coun- ty. h Tim McCloud, from Marion County. h Kerry McQuisten, the current mayor of Baker City in Baker County. h Brandon Merritt, from Deschutes County. h Bud Pierce, from Polk County. h John Presco, from Springfield. h Stan Pulliam, the current mayor of Sandy in Clackamas County. h Amber Richardson, from Jackson County. h Bill Sizemore, from Deschutes Coun- ty. h Stefan Strek, from Eugene. h Marc Thielman, who resigned as su- perintendent of the Alsea School District to run for governor. h Bob Tiernan, a former state repre- sentative from Clackamas County. Other offices Sam Brentano, a former county com- missioner, has filed unchallenged to run for county treasurer. Current Justice of the Peace Justin Kidd has also filed to run for the office and is unchallenged. State Legislature Four state house and senate seats in the Salem area will have primary con- tests. Senate District 11 Next January, for the first time since 1999, Salem will not be represented in the Oregon Senate by Senate President Peter Courtney. Five people are running, two Republicans and three Democrats. Sen. Kim Thatcher, R-Keizer, will square off against small business owner Marcello De Cicco in the Republican pri- mary. The Democratic race will be among Anthony Rosilez, executive director of the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission; Eric Swenson, Woodburn mayor; and Richard Walsh, former Keizer city councilor. House District 19 With current Rep. Raquel Moore- Green running for Senate, this race also is without an incumbent but is full of cur- rent and former elected politicians. Only one Republican is running, for- mer Salem city councilor TJ Sullivan. Two current Salem city councilors are competing against each other in the Democratic primary — Tom Andersen and Jackie Leung. Rep. Brad Witt, who currently represents House District 31 northwest of Portland, will also join the mix. House District 21 Five candidates are seeking the seat formerly held by Rep. Brian Clem, who announced his resignation from the Extremism Continued from Page 1A target key infrastructure, like water sys- tems, or hospitals. “Domestic terrorists draw from many philosophies and worldviews to justify il- legal acts,” they wrote. Their report pointed to Oregon’s “his- tory of violent extremism” – ranging from the 1984 contamination of a salad bar in The Dalles by the followers of the spiritual leader Rajneesh, which sickened more than 700 people, to the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Har- ney County in 2016. Oregon saw a “spike” in these incidents in 2020, including the breach of the state Capitol and the shoot- ing of a protestor by another protestor in Portland. That history means the state must fo- cus more on ways to diminish the risk that extremist activities pose, auditors said. “Attacks on the Oregon state capitol h Peter Hall, a city councilor for Haines in Baker County. h Tina Kotek, who’s served as a state representative for part of Multnomah County since 2007 and House Speaker since 2013; she resigned the posts to run. h Dave Lavinsky, from Deschutes County. h Keisha Lanell Merchant, from Ben- ton County. h Tobias Read, a Washington County resident who’s served as state treasurer since 2017. h Patrick E. Starnes, from Linn Coun- ty. h John Sweeney, from Multnomah County. h Michael Trimble, from Multnomah County. h Genevieve Wilson, from Multnomah County. h Peter Winter, from Clackamas Coun- ty. BOLI Commissioner Seven people have filed to lead the state agency in this nonpartisan race: h Aaron Baca, a small business owner from Washington County. h Brent Barker, a banker and small business owner from Washington Coun- ty. h Cheri Helt, a business owner from Deschutes County. h Chris Henry, a union linehaul truck driver from Clackamas County. h Casey M. Kulla, a Yamhill County commissioner who was running for gov- ernor until recently. h Robert Neuman, a Baker County res- ident who describes himself as a general laborer. h Christina Stephenson, a civil rights attorney and small business owner from Washington County. Congressional District 5 Oregon’s fifth congressional district includes some suburbs south of Portland, the Salem area and stretches south and eastward over the Cascades. Incumbent Kurt Schrader, a Democrat, will face Ja- mie McLeod-Skinner, of Terrebonne, who challenged former U.S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., prior to redistricting in 2018. Five Republicans are running in that party’s primary: Lori Chavez-DeRemer, formerly the mayor of Happy Valley; Jim- my Crumpacker, a Bend investor; John Di Paola, a retired doctor, of Wilsonville; Madison Oatman, a Bend mitigation technician for a restoration company; and Laurel Roses, a Mulino co-owner of a trucking company. Congressional District 6 More than a dozen are seeking the Democratic nomination: h David Beem, from Marion County. h Julian Bell, from Jackson County. h Wilson Bright, from Multnomah County. h George Carrillo, from Washington County. h Michael Cross, from Marion County. h Ifeanyichukwu Diru, from Washing- ton County. Oregon was granted a sixth congres- sional seat for the first time during the na- tionwide redistricting process last year, and 15 candidates have emerged to be- come its inaugural representative. The new district encompasses Polk and Yamhill counties as well as portions of Marion County (including Salem), Clackamas County and Washington County. Six are on the Republican side: Rep. Ron Noble of McMinnville; former Keizer city councilor Amy Ryan Courser; clean energy executive Nate Sandvig; former U.S. representative and state senator Jim Bunn; Dundee mayor David Russ; and U.S. Air Force veteran Angela Plowhead. Among the Democrats, Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon of Woodburn, Rep. Andrea Salinas of Lake Oswego and former Mult- nomah County commissioner Loretta Smith are the candidates with the most government experience. But there are a host of well-funded, if inexperienced, candidates also vying for voters’ approv- al. Here are the top five candidates in the race when looking at funding, according to Federal Election Commission data. Campaign finance information for federal races is reported quarterly to the FEC; the next report will be on April 15. h Democrat Cody Reynolds, United States Army veteran — $2 million in cam- paign account (from a loan he made to himself). h Democrat Matt West, Intel develop- ment engineer —$620,000 in campaign account. and the U.S. capitol over the last couple years clearly demonstrated the risk to public safety and the high cost on public resources resulting from domestic terror- ism and violent extremism,” said Audits Division Director Kip Memmott. “Our re- port notes that Oregon is especially at high risk for this type of violence.” The report also suggested the state’s homeland security council come up with a statewide strategy that includes “spe- cific, measurable outcomes” to counter extremist activities, and that the state re- vise its plan to protect critical infrastruc- ture like hospitals and power plants with the “latest information” on threats of do- mestic violent extremism. Different agencies on different levels of government have overlapping jurisdic- tion over extremist acts, which could be inefficient and can lead to “confusion and miscommunication,” auditors said. For- mal working agreements between levels of government could mean that time- sensitive information could flow more ef- ficiently between parties. The report also recommended the state should look for more federal money to support its efforts to mitigate the risk of domestic extremism, and that more training for police and state employees could mean the state could do a better job “identifying potential threats,” auditors said. And they said the state should have a system for being transparent about do- mestic extremism because policymakers have a hard time understanding the “na- ture and extent of the threat” because public information is so limited. Neither Oregon nor the feds publish reports on terror plots or incidents, but auditors said they should be reported to the public when the information doesn’t compro- mise privacy or security. They said the state should boost awareness of extrem- ism, and how extremist groups recruit and target people online. The state’s Department of Justice and the Oregon State Police are responsible for preventing and responding to crimes that could meet the definition of domes- tic terrorism or violent extremism. “Oregon must be an inclusive place Democratic candidates h Sandvig — $185,000 in campaign ac- count. h Salinas — $180,000 in campaign ac- count. h Smith — $175,000 in campaign ac- count. U.S. Senate U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat, is seeking reelection. He faces two primary challengers: h William E. Barlow III, from Yamhill County. h Brent Thompson, from Curry Coun- ty. More than half a dozen Republicans are seeking the party nomination to run in November: h Jason Beebe, the current mayor of Prineville in Crook County. h Chris Christensen, a Washington County resident who ran for the First Congressional District in 2020. h Robert M. Fleming, from Multnomah County. h Darin Harbick, a business owner from Lane County whose name people might recognize from Harbick’s Country Inn. h Sam Palmer, a commissioner in Grant County. h Jo Rae Perkins, from Linn County. h Ibra A Taher, a Eugene resident who describes himself as a self-employed phi- losophy teacher. Ballot measures There are four ballot measures in Mar- ion County so far: h Measure24-460, regarding whether the city of Sublimity should continue to put fluoride in its water supply. h Measure 24-461, regarding whether the city of Donald should assess residents to pay for police services. h Measure 24-462, regarding whether the city of Aurora should issue bonds for water system improvements and con- struction projects. h Measure 24-463, regarding whether Gervais School District No. 1 should issue bonds for school construction, improve- ment and repair projects. What district are you voting in? All Marion County residents vote for U.S. Senate and for statewide offices like governor and BOLI Commissioner. Mar- ion County commissioners are elected countywide. State legislators are elected by district. To see which district you live in, go to ore- gonlegislature.gov/findyourlegislator/ leg-districts.html, which is valid through 2022 and has links to redistricting infor- mation. Salem residents can find their ward at cityofsalem.net/Pages/ward-map.aspx. Getting a ballot and voting Active registered voters will receive an official ballot in the mail to complete and return. Ballots are being mailed out April 28. People can mail ballots back or drop them off at an official dropbox, which opens April 28. Dropbox locations will be available at sos.oregon.gov/voting/ Pages/drop-box-locator.aspx 20 days be- fore the election. Ballots must be received or mailed with a valid postmark by 8 p.m. on Elec- tion Day. Get more information on elections Oregon residents are expected to re- ceive pamphlets with information on bal- lot measures and candidates two to three weeks before the election to give them time to research what’s on the ballot. There’s also more information on vot- ing and elections available on various webpages: h Oregon:sos.oregon.gov/voting- elections/Pages/default.aspx h Marion County: co.marion.or.us/ CO/elections Contact city government watchdog Megan Banta at mbanta@register- guard.com.Salem reporters Whitney Woodworth, Connor Radnovich and Claire Withycombe contributed report- ing. where everyone is and feels safe,” Secre- tary of State Shemia Fagan said in a state- ment. “The rise in domestic terrorism is an immediate threat to Oregonians and we cannot simply wait for the next inci- dent to occur. We can and must take im- mediate steps to prevent individuals at risk from being radicalized and becoming violent.” State Rep. Paul Evans, D-Monmouth, who sits on the Oregon Homeland Securi- ty Council, said the report “underscores the critical nature of the work we still haven’t finished.” “We must become more focused upon strengthening our statewide security posture against cyber and physical at- tacks upon our people and place,” Evans said in a statement. “...I look forward to working with stakeholders to build upon the reforms we have made over these past few years.” Claire Withycombe is the state govern- ment reporter for the Statesman Journal. She can be reached at cwithycombe@statesmanjournal.com or 503-910-3821.