As of March 13, five candidates had filed for 10 open local government board positions that will be chosen in a May 16 special election.
The candidate filing deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday, March 16.
Chanz Keeney filed for a four-year term for Sweet Home School District zone one (Holley). Debra Brown filed for a two-year unexpired term in zone four (Cascadia). Jason Redick filed for a four-year term in zone seven (at large).
At press time, no candidates had filed for at-large board positions in zones 2, 5 or 8.
One candidate has filed for each of the two Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District.
Don Hopkins filed for a four-year term for position 4.
Dawn Mitchell filed for a four-year term for position 5.
The Linn County Clerk’s office has not received any candidate filings for the Sweet Home Cemetery District, which has two four-year positions open.
The candidate filing form, SEL 190, may be found at sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/SEL190.pdf.