Moseley fourth to enter race for Bend’s first elected mayor

Two Bend city councilors are among the four residents so far who want to be Bend’s first elected mayor, having taken out petitions to seek signatures and run for the seat on the November ballot.

Councilor Bill Moseley announced his candidacy Tuesday, the day after he took out the petition for the elected mayor designated earlier this year when voters approved two changes to the city charter, the other being removing salaries from the charter and allowing councilors to make that decision, based on an advisory committee’s recommendation.

Councilor and Mayor Pro-Tem Sally Russell previously took out a petition for the mayor’s race, as have Brian Douglass and Charles Baer, City Recorder Robyn Christie said.

So far, only frequent candidate Ron Boozell has taken out a petition to run for one of the two city council seats on the fall ballot, that of Nathan Boddie, the latter of whom is the Democratic nominee for the House seat being vacated by Bend Republican and gubernatorial candidate Knute Buehler. The other open council seat this fall is that of Barb Campbell, who Christie said has not taken out petitions as of yet to seek re-election.

The city councilor and mayor filing window is May 30-August 28, Christie said. A candidate needs the signatures of 150 valid Bend voters to make the ballot. More information is at: https://www.bendoregon.gov/government/departments/city-recorder/elections.

Here’s the rest of the news release announcement issued Tuesday by Moseley, founder of Bend-based software company, GL Solutions:

“We are loving Bend to death,” Moseley said. “Moderate tourism and growth can be good for Bend, but our current rate of nine new people moving here each day is unsupportable. Our middle class is shrinking, and an increasing number of people can’t afford to live here. We need strategic leadership. I plan to make housing costs, road congestion and community livability the central issues of my campaign. Let’s retain what we love about Bend before it’s too late.”

Moseley was elected to the Bend City Council in 2016. During his first two years, Moseley led the Council to:

· Award contracts to complete the Empire and Murphy Road Projects

· Fix our roads – with no new taxes

· Create a comprehensive strategy to build more housing

· Form a city committee focused on livability

· Withhold tourism advertising money in a rainy-day fund

· Adopt transportation goals that end the war on cars

· Provide a clean and safe downtown

· Revise how Bend sets goals and makes plans

“Bend needs a plan that preserves the town we love. Policemen and teachers should not have to commute from Redmond. Our housing crisis is fueled by an imbalance of too many new residents and too few houses. The City Council needs a common-sense strategy to address our growth and maintain the character of our neighborhoods. Our growth should benefit everyone.”

Bill Moseley serves as the Council liaison to the River West and Summit West Neighborhood Associations. In addition, he serves as a Council representative to the Downtown Bend Business Association Board.

Moseley works as the CEO of Bend-based software company, GL Solutions, a company he founded in Bend in 1998. The company has provided employment to hundreds of Bendites for 20 years.

Moseley was the chair of the Bend Metropolitan Planning Commission and a founding member and former chair of the Bend Economic Development Advisory Board, the citizen committee tasked with improving the economic climate in Bend. He is also a former board member and President of Bend business advisory group, Opportunity Knocks.

Moseley holds a Master’s in Public Administration (city management), a law degree, and bachelor’s degrees in economics and political science, all from the University of Kansas. Moseley is married, and father to four children.