Who is on the midterm ballot in Hillsboro?

Oh hey, midterm elections. How did I fail to notice that you were just around the corner?

While national political campaigns get all of the sexy news coverage, local elections have a huge impact on our day-to-day lives.  Thanks to our city council, Hillsboro is now a Sanctuary City and has free wifi downtown. Thanks to our school board, school-based health clinics can now provide students with birth control. I don’t know as much about the Washington County Board of Commissioners as I should, but I do know that they oversee a budget that exceeds $1.2 billion each year.

Voting matters, but our time and money during campaign season can have a big impact, as well. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the races happening in or near Hillsboro right now.

Look up your districts here. Websites are linked first; when they did not exist, Facebook pages are linked instead. All candidates are listed in alphabetical order.

Hillsboro City Council

• Beach Pace, Ward 1 Position A
• Kyle Allen& John Shepherd, Ward 2 Position
• Olivia Alcaire, Ward 3

Chair, Washington County Board of Commissioners

• Kathryn Harrington& Bob Terry

State Senate District 13

• Sarah Grider(D) & Kim Thatcher(R)

State Senate District 15

• Alexander Flores(R) & Chuck Riley(D)

Oregon Senate District 16

• Betsy Johnson(D) & John Maxwell(I)

House District 23

• Danny Jaffer(D) & Mike Nearman(R)

House District 24

• Ken Moore(D) & Ron Noble(R)

House District 25

• Dave McCall(D) v. Bill Post(R)

House District 26

• Courtney Neron(D) & Rich Vial(R)

House District 29

• Susan McLain(D) & David Molina(R) & William Namestnik (L)

House District 30

• Kyle Markley& Dorothy Merritt(R) & Janeen Sollman(D)