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Morgan Schmidt

Nonpartisan · Oregon · 2026

On the November 3 ballot for Deschutes County Commissioner, Position 5, Oregon

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Deschutes County Commissioner, Position 5
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Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Housing
  • Wildfire resilience
  • Public health
Biography

Morgan Schmidt is a candidate for Deschutes County Commissioner, Position 5. Schmidt is a pastor and serves as executive director of the Red Cross of Central and Eastern Oregon, and previously ran for the same seat in 2022, per The Source Weekly of Bend, Oregon.

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On the ballot

Deschutes County Commissioner, Position 5Oregon · 2026Deschutes County sample ballot

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