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Heather Buch
Nonpartisan · Oregon · 2026 · IncumbentBuch, the incumbent, ran a real estate business specializing in affordable housing for 15 years before her 2019 election and served as special projects director for the St. Vincent DePaul Society of Lane County, per the county's official commissioner biography. As 2020 Commission Chair she directed the county's COVID-19 response and secured $27.5 million in state funding for McKenzie-area wildfire recovery, per the same source. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Heather Buch.
Priorities
- Public safety funding, per per KLCC
- Housing production and affordability, per per KLCC
- Access to and affordability of health care as federal programs are cut, per per KLCC
On the ballot
Lane County Commissioner, District 5 (East Lane) · Oregon · 2026
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