Here are your school board candidates in Lane County's May 2023 election

Miranda Cyr, Register-Guard
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Corrections & Clarifications: This story has been updated to correctly report the last name of South Lane School District #45J3 director position 3 candidate Duane Taddei.

There are 47 K-12 public school board positions in Lane County up for election May 16. There are also five positions on the Lane Community College board and four on the Lane Education Service District board.

The filing deadline for candidates was Thursday. Now candidates have until Monday to submit their candidate statements, photos and endorsements for the county voters’ pamphlet.

The deadline to register to vote in this election is April 25.

To find out more about the special elections, visit lanecounty.org.

Lane Community College

Five positions are available for the Lane Community College Board of Education.

Director Position 6 at-large:

  • Kevin Alltucker

  • Bob Baldwin

Director Position 7 at-large:

  • Lisa Fragala

  • Kyle Reallon

Director Zone 2:

  • Rich Cunningham

  • Nick Skelton

  • Zach Mulholland

Director Zone 5:

  • Steve Mital

Director Zone 1 (2-year, unexpired term):

  • Denise Diamond

Lane Education Service District

Five positions are available for the Lane Education Service District Board of Directors. All races are uncontested.

Director Position 2, Zone 2:

  • Leslie J Harris

Director Position 4, Zone 4:

  • Nora Kent

Director Position 5, Zone 5:

  • Sherry Duerst-Higgins

Director Position 7 at-large:

  • Linda Hamilton

Bethel School District #52

Bethel School District has three board positions up for grabs this election.

Director Position 3:

  • Curt Nordling

  • Greg C Nelson

  • Leena Earnest

Director Position 4:

  • Erin Basinger

  • Daniel (Drae) Charles

Director Position 6:

  • Robin W Zygaitis

  • Scott Chatham

Blachly School District #90

Blachy School District has three board positions open for election. All three races are uncontested.

Director Zone 1:

  • Ciara Clark

Director Zone 3:

  • Lenae E Sjostrom

Director Zone 4:

  • Beverly (Effa) Schiesser

Creswell School District #40

Creswell School District has four board positions up for election.

Director Position 1:

  • Kandice A Lemhouse Worsham

Director Position 2:

  • Ronald Colletti

  • Sarah Cox

Director Position 3:

  • Margaret Michele Colletti

  • Debi Wilkerson

Director Position 7:

  • Mary Stayton

Crow-Applegate-Lorane School District #66

Crow-Applegate-Lorane has two board positions to be determined by this election.

Director Position 1:

  • Doug Perry

  • Karen Bodner

Director Position 2:

  • David A Fowler

Eugene School District #4J

Eugene School District 4J has four board positions open this election cycle.

Director Position 1:

  • Tom Di Liberto

  • Juan Carlos Valle

  • Michael Bratland

Director Position 4:

  • Gordon Lafer

  • Rick Hamilton

Director Position 5:

  • Jenny Jonak

  • Grant Johnson

Director Position 7:

  • Morgan H Munro

  • Timothy Sean Sutherland

Fern Ridge School District #28J

Fern Ridge School District has two board positions up for this election.

Director Position 1:

  • Kathleen Pizzola

  • Jacqueline Turle

Director Position 5:

  • David Royce Alsup - Withdrawn

  • Lorrie Daniels

  • Lisa (Miss Lisa) McCann

Junction City School District #69

Junction City School District has four board positions up for election.

Director Position 1:

  • Ryan Ceniga

Director Position 2 (2-year, unexpired term):

  • Alaire Fajardo

  • Jim Anderson

Director Position 4:

  • Daniel Allred

  • Jesse C. Springer

Director Position 7:

  • Wendy Waddell

Lowell School District #71

Lowell School District has two open board positions this election. Both races are uncontested.

Director Position 1:

  • Suzanne Kintzley

Director Position 5:

  • Dionne Plahn

Mapleton School District #32

Mapleton School District has three board positions this election cycle. All three races are uncontested.

Director Position 3:

  • Abbie Kimble

Director Position 4 (2-year, unexpired term):

  • Maree Beers

Director Position 5:

  • Michelle Holman

Marcola School District #79J

Marcola School District has two board positions open this election. Both races are uncontested.

Director Position 1:

  • Amy Johnson

Director Position 2:

  • Shad Turner

McKenzie School District #68

McKenzie School District has four board positions up for election.

Director Position 1:

  • Taya Brock

  • Danna Brownell

Director Position 2 (2-year, unexpired term):

  • Kail Harbick

  • Sarah Mackenzie

Director Position 3:

  • Max Metcalfe

  • Alyssa Brownlee

Director Position 5:

  • Jason Wickizer

  • Justin Barker

Oakridge School District #76

Oakridge School District has two board positions up for election.

Director Position 1:

  • Maggie Curtis

  • August Reed

Director Position 4:

  • Jayme Martin

  • Ken Wright

  • Jeri A. Reed

Pleasant Hill School District #1

Pleasant Hill School District has two board positions up for election. Both races are uncontested.

Director Position 1:

  • John Oldham

Director Position 3:

  • Jennifer Woodland

Siuslaw School District #97J

Siuslaw School District has four board positions up for election.

Director Position 1:

  • Devon Weinstein

  • Brian Lacouture

Director Position 3:

  • Robert Sneddon

  • Tamara Cole

Director Position 5:

  • Frank Armendariz

  • Josh Haberly

Director Position 7:

  • Dianna Pimlott

  • Jason Wood

South Lane School District #45J3

South Lane School District has four board positions up for election.

Director Position 1:

  • Tammy Hodgkinson

Director Position 3:

  • Martha Allen

  • Dustin Bengtson

  • Duane Taddei

Director Position 6:

  • Joe Tucker

Director Position 7:

  • Gary Mort

  • Tina Murphy

Springfield School District #19

Springfield Public Schools has two board positions up for election.

Director Position 1:

  • Geena Davis

  • Ken Kohl

  • Violet Olszyk

  • Heather Quaas-Annsa

Director Position 4:

  • Nicole De Graff

  • Anthony Reed

Miranda Cyr reports on education for The Register-Guard. You can contact her at mcyr@registerguard.com or find her on Twitter @mirandabcyr.

This article originally appeared on Register-Guard: May 2023 special election: Lane County's school board candidates