Ronald Colletti, Position 2 Age: 39  Hometown: Barker, N.Y.  Marital status: Married  Partner occupation: Business owner/secretary  Children: Ages 12, 10, 9, 7  Education: Masters Certificate Fisheries and Wildlife Management,  Bachelors Natural Resource Management-Water Resource Minor, Associates Environmental  Science, Associates Information Systems Technology  Occupation(s): Owner/president Full…

Chris Wig Age: 38 Hometown: My wife and I moved to Springfield five years ago Marital status: Married Partner occupation: Legislative assistant Children: N/A Ward neighborhood: Ward 3 Online: ChrisWig.org Education: MS, University of Oregon; BA, University of Toronto Occupation(s): Executive director at Emergence Addiction…

Candidate Overview: Johnny A. Lake did not respond to requests for participation. Voters are asked to select three  of the six candidates to serve on  the Willamalane  Board of Directors.  What are your top goals for increasing health and wellness in Springfield and how would…

Candidate Overview: Incumbents Tammy Hodgkinson (Position 1) and Joe Tucker (Position 6) did not respond to requests for participation. Both candidates are running unopposed. Dustin Bengtson, Duane Taddei and Martha Allen are running for Position 3, and Tina Murphy is running against incumbent Gary Mort…

Candidate overview: Nick Skelton (Zone 2), Rich Cunningham (Zone 2), Zach  Mulholland (Zone 2), Bob Baldwin (Zone 6 – At Large), and Kyle Reallon (Zone 7 – At Large) did not respond to requests for participation. Denise Diamond (Zone 1), declined participation.  Community colleges across…

Dustin Bengtson, Position 3 Age: 53 Hometown: Cottage Grove for nearly 30 years Marital status: Married Partner occupation: Public school employee Children: Two teenagers in the South Lane School system Party Affiliation: None Education: Bachelor’s Degree, University of Iowa Occupation(s): Deputy operations project manager Current…

Steve Mital, Zone 5 Age: 53 Hometown: Eugene, Ore. Marital status: Married Children: 18 and 14 in public school Ward neighborhood: Ward 1 Education: Masters Degrees in Environmental Science and Planning from University of Oregon Occupation(s): Sustainability Director Current employer: University of Oregon Elected office…

Candidate overview: Geena Davis (Position 1) did not respond to requests for participation. She is running against Ken Kohl and Violet Olszyk. Heather Quaas-Annsa (Position 1) said that she is no longer actively campaigning, and is instead backing Ken Kohl for the position. Nicole De…

Anthony Reed, Position 4  Age: 36  Hometown: Oakridge, Ore. Marital status: Married  Partner occupation: Teacher  Children: Teens in public school  Ward neighborhood: Ward 6  Online: friendsofanthonyreed.com  Education: Journeyman carpenter through PNCI  Occupation(s): Carpenter  Current employer: Lease Crutcher Lewis  Private sector work experience: Commercial construction  Previous…