Local candidates for county commissioner to meet community at Redmond forum

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Redmond will host the second and final Redmond Community Election Forum today for local candidates on the May ballot. The forum provides community members an opportunity to hear from and engage with candidates for Deschutes County Commissioner positions three and five. The event will take place Friday, May 1, at the Redmond Library.

This series of forums has been co-hosted by Redmond Kiwanis, Redmond Executive Association and Redmond Rotary Club volunteers since 2022. The forum series is designed to help the Redmond community learn about candidates and their ideas before voting in May. There is no cost to attend the candidate forum.

The forum panels are scheduled to run from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., with an engagement opportunity to follow. Doors for the event will open at 10:15 a.m.

Confirmed participants for County Commissioner, position 3, include Charles Baer, Gary Campbell, Lauren Connally, Amanda Page and Amy Sabbadini.

For County Commissioner, position 5, the confirmed candidates are Ron Boozell, Rob Imhoff, Jennifer Letz and Morgan Schmidt.