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Lookout Eugene-Springfield will host two election forums, April 13 and April 15 for candidates for the Lane County Board of County Commissioners and Eugene City Council.

Recently, I wrote about our coverage plans for the 2026 elections, including a complete look at all the races and measures on the ballot.

Lookout makes all election coverage free to everyone. We can do this thanks to our members, whose support allows us to do it. Every membership helps build our local democracy, so if you are not a member, now is a great time to join and support nonpartisan, independent journalism in Lane County.

In addition to stories, profiles and explainers, we are holding two candidate forums in April so you can hear directly from candidates for the Lane County Board of County Commissioners and the Eugene City Council. In the Lookout forums, our journalists ask the questions and moderate the conversation among the candidates. The goal: to get beyond the talking points. Lookout correspondents Ben Botkin and Grace Chinowsky, as well as Opinion Editor Elon Glucklich, will lead the forums.

We have invited every candidate and expect all to attend.

Do you have a question you would like to have discussed at the forum?  Please use the form below to submit your question. We will review and incorporate as many as possible into the sessions.

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Here’s what you need to know about the 2026 election forums and how to reserve your free ticket.

Lane County Board of County Commissioners 

The Lane County Board of County Commissioners election forum will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, April 13, at Wildish Theater, 630 Main St., Springfield.

The forum will be divided into three one-hour sessions for each district up for election.

This event is a forum, not a debate. The discussion will be moderated by Botkin, Lookout’s policy and politics correspondent, and Glucklich, our opinion editor.

District 2

  • Time: 2-3 p.m.
  • Candidates: David Loveall, Sean VanGordon, William Monsoor

District 1

  • Time: 3:15 – 4:15 p.m.
  • Candidates: Ryan Ceniga, Thomas Hiura

District 5

  • Time: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
  • Candidates: Heather Buch, Jake Pelroy, Bob Zybach

Tickets:  Seating is limited. Click here to reserve your free seat at the Lane County Board of County Commissioners Election Forum

Eugene City Council

The Eugene City Council election forum will be held at 4:30 p.m., April 15, at WOW Hall, 291 W. Eighth Ave, Eugene.

The forum will be divided into two one-hour sessions with candidates from two districts sharing the stage at each session.

This event is a forum, not a debate, and will be moderated by Chinowsky, Lookout’s Eugene correspondent, and Glucklich.

Ward 4 and Ward 6

  • Time: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
  • Candidates: Ward 4 – Jennifer Yeh and Tom Stedman; Ward 6 – Tai Pruce-Zimmerman and Greg Evans

Ward 3 and Ward 5

  • Time: 5:45 – 6:45 p.m.
  • Candidates: Ward 3 – John Barofsky and Jennifer Smith; Ward 5 – Mike Clark, Athena Agiuar and Jasmine Hatmaker

Tickets:  Seating is limited. Click here to reserve your free seat at the Eugene CIty Council Election Forum 

Dann Miller is the executive editor of Lookout Eugene-Springfield, bringing decades of leadership experience in both traditional and digital newsrooms.