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QuickTake:
Seven candidates are in the field for the Springfield School Board in the May 20 election. Four candidates — all unopposed — are running for the Bethel School Board.
Two incumbents on the five-member Springfield School Board are facing opposition in their bids for reelection May 20 while three candidates aim for one vacant seat.
In the Bethel School District, four candidates — three incumbents and a newcomer — seek election to the seven-member board. All four candidates are unopposed.
The deadline to register to vote in the May 20 election is April 29. Click here for more information about how to register to vote in Oregon.
Here’s an overview of the candidates in Springfield and Bethel. Lookout Eugene-Springfield will publish more detailed information about the candidates around April 30, when ballots are mailed.
Springfield, Position 2
Incumbent Heather Quaas-Annsa, 42, seeks a full four-year term after being appointed to the board in August 2024. She is director of philanthropy for Community Supported Shelters, a nonprofit, low-barrier shelter program in Eugene. She is the mother of three teenagers attending Springfield schools.
Her opponent for Position 2 is Sarah Bosch, 46, a former kindergarten teacher with more than a decade of experience teaching in Springfield. She now works as a qualified behavior professional, supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental delays and disabilities.
Springfield, Position 3
Incumbent Jonathan Light, 69, seeks election to a four-year term. The Springfield native spent 15 years as the owner of a family business before returning to education as a K-12 music teacher. He has been a student, a volunteer and an employee of Springfield schools.
His opponent for the Position 3 seat is Justin Martin, 41, a health care portfolio manager for Umpqua Bank. Martin has two children who attend Springfield Public Schools. He has served on the board of directors of the Springfield Education Foundation since 2021, the last two as board chair.
Springfield, Position 5
Three candidates are on the ballot for the vacant Position 5 seat.
Bob Brew, 63, a Springfield High School graduate, is a retired finance and public sector manager and director. He has worked for Lane County, the University of Oregon, the cities of Eugene and Springfield and the state of Oregon. He is a former Springfield city councilor and planning commissioner.
Amber Langworthy, 44, is a full-time parent who volunteers for the Trauma Intervention Program of Lane County, which supports trauma survivors. She has a child at Yolanda Elementary, where she volunteers and supports the PTO. Her experience includes serving as a former substitute educational assistant.
Robert Morgan, 63, is production manager for Allan’s Coffee & Tea. He graduated from Springfield High School and Hamlin Junior High and has four children who have graduated from the Springfield district and eight grandchildren who are in Springfield schools now or will be enrolled soon.
Bethel
Three incumbents are seeking reelection to the seven-member Bethel School Board, along with a board newcomer running to replace a longtime board member who’s retiring. All four candidates are unopposed.
Caleb M. Clark, age unavailable, is running for reelection in Position 1. Clark did not respond to requests for information from Lookout Eugene-Springfield.
Ashley Espinoza, 38, seeks reelection in Position 2. She is the executive director of Lane Workforce Partnership and has two children in the school district.
Debi Farr, 70, seeks reelection in Position 7. She is a community outreach and engagement manager for Trillium Community Health Plan. She serves on the Early Childhood Hub of Lane County’s Governance Consortium.
The newcomer is Brian Hynd, 46, who is running to fill the Position 5 seat of retiring board member Paul Jorgenson. Hynd works as a salesperson for Handcrafted Wines of Oregon and has two boys attending Clear Lake Elementary School.
