Candidate Forums - League of Women Voters of Curry County

FALL 2026 CANDIDATE FORUMS

Gold Beach – October 8, 2026

PORT ORFORD
October 6, 2026, 6pm
City Hall

BROOKINGS
October 7, 2026, 6pm
Chetco Community Public Library

GOLD BEACH
October 8, 2026, 6pm
Curry Public Library

Contested Race Candidates were invited

Spring 2026 CANDIDATE FORUMS

Congressional District 4 Candidate Forums Playlist as presented by the Corvallis League of Women Voters

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In the upcoming local primary election, three candidates have filed for Curry County Commissioner, Position 1 – Lynn Coker, Jeremy Dumire, and Jeffrey Schoonover.

To give voters the opportunity to learn more about the candidates, the League of Women Voters of Curry County held the following candidate forums:

· Port Orford on Monday, April 20, 2026;

· Gold Beach on Wednesday, April 22, 2026;

· Brookings on Thursday, April 23, 2026.

Spring 2025 CANDIDATE FORUMS

Candidates in contested races have been invited to participate.

Brookings – APRIL 30 – Chetco Community Public Library – 405 Alder St., Brookings – starting at 7 pm

Port Orford – APRIL 28 – City Hall Council Chambers – 555 West 20th Street, Port Orford – starting at 7 pm

2024 CANDIDATE FORUMS

Port Orford – October 7, 2024 Candidate Forum

October 7, 2024 – Port Orford

City Hall Council Chambers
555 West 20th St, Port Orford
7:00 pm

October 8, 2024 – Gold Beach

Curry Public Library
94341 3rd St, Gold Beach
7:00 pm

October 9, 2024 – Brookings

Chetco Community Public Library
405 Alder St, Brookings
7:00 pm

CANDIDATES IN CONTESTED RACES WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE

May 18, 2024, LWVCC Annual Meeting Curry Public Library, 94341 3^rd St. Gold Beach 1:00 -3:00 pm

May 2, 2024, Curry Public Library, 94341 3^rd St. Gold Beach, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

No Recording Available

May 6, 2024, City Council Chambers, City Hall 555 2-th Street Port Orford, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

May 7, 2024, Chetco Public Library, 405 Alder Street Brookings, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

CANDIDATES IN CONTESTED RACES FOR: County Sheriff, County Commissioner Position #2, and Republican Primary for Oregon Senate District #1

Other candidate forums from around the state

Oregon State Senate District 1

State Senate District 1 (Paul Romero Jr., David Brock Smith, Todd Vaughn; Ashley Hicks missing):

Oregon State House District 1

State House District 1
(Court Boice and Bret Cecil):

2023 CANDIDATE FORUMS

South County

When: Tuesday, April 25, 2023 2 pm to 4 pm
Where: Chetco Community Public Library – 405 Alder Street, Brookings
Who: CANDIDATES IN CONTESTED RACES FOR:

Brookings-Harbor School District
Brookings-Harbor Port District
Camellia Park Sanitary District
Chetco Community Library District

CENTRAL County

When: Tuesday, May 2, 2023 6:30 pm to 8 pm
Where: Curry Community Public Library – 94341 3rd Street, Gold Beach
Who: CANDIDATES IN CONTESTED RACES FOR:

Central Curry School District
Gold Beach Port District
Gold Beach-Wedderburn Rural Fire Protection District
Ophir Rural Fire Protection District
Curry Health District

NORTH County

When: Wednesday, April 26, 2023 7 pm to 9 pm
Where: Port Orford City Council Chambers – 555 W 20th Street, Port Orford
Who: CANDIDATES IN CONTESTED RACES FOR:

Port Orford/Langlois School Board
Port Orford Library District
Curry Health District

2022 CANDIDATE FORUMS

The forums feature candidates running in contested races for the November general election. It’s LWVCC practice to invite candidates for state office and county-wide office to all forums. The format is a moderated Q&A, with questions from audience members.

October 2022

Forum #1 – Port Orford

When: Wednesday, October 5th, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Where: Port Orford Public Library, 1421 Oregon Street, Port Orford
Who: Candidates for Port Orford City Council

NOTE: Due to scheduling conflicts and the League’s “empty chair” policy, there will be no candidates for state representative or county commissioner at this forum.

Forum #2 – Gold Beach

When: Thursday, October 6th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Where: Curry Public Library, 94341 3rd Street, Gold Beach
Who: Candidates for:

State House Representative, District 1
Curry County Board of Commissioners, Position 1

Note: Due to scheduling conflicts and the League’s “empty chair” policy, there will be no Gold Beach City Council candidates at this forum.

Forum #3 – Brookings

When: Saturday, October 8th, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm
Where: Chetco Community Library, 405 Alder Street, Brookings
Who: Candidates for:

Brookings Mayor
Brookings City Council
State Representative, House District 1
Curry County Board of Commissioners, Position 1