Amy McKenzie Watts is challenging incumbent board vice-chair Erin Cramer for the Position 2, Zone 2 slot in the North Santiam School District.
Three other incumbents are running unopposed in the May 16 election: Mike Wagner (Position 4, Zone 3), Mark Henderson (Position 5, At-large No. 1) and Coral Ford (Position 6, Zone 2).
Three other board members, Chair Alisha Oliver (Position 7, At-Large No. 2), Laura Wipper (Position 3, Zone 2) and Mackenzie Strawn (Position 1, Zone 1), do not face the voters until 2025.
Cramer, who has served on the board since 2019, is the director of medical clinics at Santiam Hospital. Watts is a web designer and former sixth grade teacher at an outdoor science school in California. She also has served on the Stayton Planning Commission.
Aumsville Rural Fire Protection District: Joshua Phillis (Position 1), Wayne Kuhl (Position 4) and Odas Coleman are running unopposed for the three seats on the ballot.
Stayton Fire District: Incumbent directors Michael Odenthal and Russ Strohmeyer have filed for re-election for Positions 2 and 3, respectively. They are the lone positions on the ballot for the five-member board.
Sublimity Rural Fire Protection District: Tyler Butenschoen (Position 1), James Heater (Position 2) and Ralph Fisher (Position 3) are running unopposed for the three seats on the ballot.
Election Dates
April 17: Out of state ballots are mailed
April 25: The last day to register to vote
April 26: When local ballots are mailed
May 16: Election Day
