Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair announces candidacy for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District
KTVZ – News Team
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ). — Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair announced this morning her intentions of running for the republican nomination for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District Representative.
The current seat holder is Congresswoman Janelle Bynum, who won her 2024 election against Republican incumbent Lori Chavez-Deremer.
See Patti Adair’s Press Release below:
Today, Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair declared her candidacy for the Republican nomination for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. Announcing her candidacy, Commissioner Adair stated the following:
“I am a proud mother, wife, businesswoman, philanthropist, and Deschutes County Commissioner who has spent my entire life in the service of others. From being involved in 4-H growing up, to raising millions of dollars for schools, hospitals, and other charitable causes across the West Coast, to representing over 200,000 of my neighbors on the Deschutes County Commission, I have always cared deeply about my community and improving people’s lives. That is why I am running for U.S. Congress: because I love Oregon and Oregon deserves representation that will actually deliver for us in Washington D.C.
I am running for Congress because I understand firsthand the challenges that families and communities in the 5th Congressional District are facing. I am running for Congress to address rising electricity costs, to help make healthcare more accessible and affordable for working-class families, to support sustainable management of our natural resources, and to support policies that help businesses thrive in Oregon.
I am running for Congress because the 5th District needs a proven problem-solver in D.C, not an extreme partisan like our current Representative. Throughout my career, I have always focused on uniting people to deliver solutions to the problems facing our community. In Congress, I will do the same.
In Congress, I will work across party lines to deliver real results that improve the lives of Oregonians across the 5th District. Unlike our current Representative, I will put people and problem-solving first, not partisanship and obstructionism.
Time and time again, our current Representative has proven that she is extreme and out of touch. She voted to shut down the government and voted against a bipartisan bill to reopen it. She voted against paying our troops, federal law enforcement, and federal employees. She voted against funding SNAP and Head Start, as well as against important grants that support our first responders. Because of her partisan obstructionism, Oregonians and their families have needlessly suffered. Our district deserves better.
The 5th Congressional District deserves a truly independent leader with courage who will fight for us in D.C. and deliver. I am that leader.”
Endorsements
Commissioner Adair is excited to announce the support of the following local leaders:
State Representative Bobby Levy
State Representative Alek Skarlatos
State Representative Kevin Mannix
Jefferson County Commissioner Kelly Simmelink
Harney County Commissioner Patty Dorroh
Polk County Commissioner Lyle Mordhorst
Deschutes County Treasurer Bill Kuhn