Youth voice Voter Guide 🗳️
2025 Special Election — May 20th
From Portland Public Schools, to Corvallis School District, to Bend La Pine School District—these school board candidates are ready to address the priorities and concerns of young people across Oregon.
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beaverton school district
Karin Stark
Zone 1
Dr. Vân Truong
Zone 1
Eric McGuire
Zone 2
Syed Qasim
Zone 5
Corvallis school district
Sami Al-Abdrabbuh
Position 1
Bernie Wang
Position 4
SHAUNA TOMINEY
Position 5
Luhui Whitebear
Position 7
DAVID DOUGLAS school district
HEATHER FRANKLIN
Position 3
THOMAS STEPHENSON
Position 5
José Gamero-Georgeson
Position 6
Sara Epstein
Position 7
MULTNOMAH EDUCATION Service DISTRICT
Amanda
Squiemphen-Yazzie
Position 1, Zone 5
erica fuller
Position 2
Jessica Arzate
Zone 4 Position 4
portland public schools
Rashelle
Chase-Miller
Zone 4
Christy Splitt
Zone 1
Jorge Sanchez Bautista
Zone 5
Stephanie Engelsman
Zone 6
redmond school district
ashley proctor
Position 1
amanda page
Position 3
DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT OREGON
Kina Chadwick
Bend La Pine, Zone 7
Yessica Hardin Mercado
Hillsboro School District, Position 1
Samantha Tamtreng
North Clackamas School District, Position 5
Heather Quaas-Annsa
Springfield Public Schools, Position 2
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about the youth voice voter guide
This voter guide was created on the recommendations by Next Up Action Fund’s youth members, Board of Directors, and staff. Our committee makes its final decisions after diligent research, questionnaires, and identifying which candidates and ballot measures amplify young people’s priorities.
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