The Linn County Democrats proudly endorse the 13 candidates shown above for the Nov. 3 General Election. For links to information about the candidates and how to get lawn signs, see our Election 2026 page.
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Honk & Wave protests: Every Friday!
The weekly Honk & Wave protests are scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m. Fridays on Ellsworth Street at Fourth Avenue in Albany and along Main Street at Academy Square in Lebanon. The Honk & Waves are organized by Albany Region Indivisible in Albany and East Linn Indivisible in Lebanon.
Kotek-Drazen Debate
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Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek and Republican challenger Christine Drazen faced off in a live debate Oct. 1 at the University of Oregon. The debate was co-sponsored by Oregon Journalism Project, Lookout Eugene-Springfield, KVAL News, and the UO School of Journalism and Communication. KVAL News’ Kendall Bartley moderatd as the candidates debated the issues facing Oregon and mad their case to voters. Linn County Democrats, gathered for a debate watch party and monthly general meeting at the Lebanon Senior Center, gave Kotek good marks in the debate.
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Sweet Home Flash Mob for Democracy
A group of dedicated citizens turned out Thursday afternoon, Sept. 24, for the weekly Sweet Home Flash Mob for Democracy. They held signs and waved to passersby on Main Street from East Linn Museum Park. A friend of their efforts, Oregon House District 11 candidate Ivan Maluski joined them for the 30-minute demonstration. Maluski, a rancher who lives near Scio, chatted with participants and distributed lawn signs. "People are coming out weekly "to raise awareness about the importance of our democracy, the importance of voting (and the importance of) our constitution," Maluski said. "People are riled up. They're unhappy with what the Trump administration is delivering."
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24th Albany Banner Drop on Sept. 24
The Albany Banner Brigade turned out for its 24th banner drop on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 24. The brigaders provided two messages — "VOTE OUT CORRUPTION!" and "GREED & LIES, PRICES RISE" to I-5 rush-hour traffic from the Santiam Highway overpass.
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Festival Latino
The annual Festival Latino on Sept. 13 in Monteith Riverpark included a “healing ceremony,” with dancing and drumming by Huehca Omeyocan, a cultural organization that preserves and shares ancestral Anahuaca (Mexica-Chichimeca/Aztec) music, dance, art and values. Upon concluding their ceremony on the stage, the group invited people to take a flower and walk to the nearby pier where Maria Cortez and Tonåtiu Mares performed a final dance. People then tossed their flowers into the river. Other members of Huehca Omeyocan are Valentina Ortiz and drummer Eduardo Cruz Torres, who started the group in 2016 in McMinnville. The festival included other performers, a resource fair and food vendors.
Tonåtiu Mares and Maria Elena Cortez walk toward the pier for a final dance.
Video: A healing dance by Huehca Omeyocan.
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Holding flowers they're about to toss in the river, Albany City Council candidate Stacey Bartholomew, Mayor Alex Johnson and Rosa Plascencia, supervising Mental Health Specialist with Linn County Health Services, watch Huehca Omeyocan's concluding dance on the pier.
South Albany students Andrea Mejia, Santiago Alvarado and Jasmine Arriaga helped staff the festival's welcome table.
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Remembering 9/11
More than 150 people attended the 9/11 remembrance ceremony Friday, Sept. 11, at the Linn County Courthouse. Organized by Albany American Legion Post 10, the ceremony included wreaths laid for the 2,977 victims of the 9/11 attacks 25 years ago and those who died in the aftermath; remarks by emcee Dave Busby of Sweet Home Legion Post 133 and Albany Fire Chief Chris LaBelle; presentation of the colors by The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Rhonde Honor Guard; the "National Anthem" sung by the Central Linn Blue Notes; "Amazing Grace" performed by the Willamette Valley Pipes and Drums; a 21-gun salute by the American Legion Post 10 Honor Guard; and "Taps" played by Pat Johnson of Corvallis American Legion Post 11. A 9/11 remembrance ceremony, organized by the Lebanon Police Department and Lebanon Fire District, was also held on the morning of Sept. 11 at the Lebanon Fire Station on Oak Street.
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Above: Pat Johnson of Corvallis American Legion Post 11 plays "Taps" to conclude the ceremony.
Right: Oregon House District 15 candidate Joanna Robinson and Linn County Democrats Susan and Mark Leonard listen to speakers. |
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'This day is etched in my memory and brings up powerful emotions'
Cindy Bethell
Cindy Bethell, Linn County Democrats Ambassador, wrote this remembrance in observance of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks
At 8:40 in the morning on September 11, 2001, I walked into the Environmental Protection Agency’s Washington, D.C. headquarters to go to work. A group of staffers were staring at the closed-circuit TV in the lobby, so I walked over. What I saw was horrifying and confusing. The first World Trade Center building was collapsing.
My boss was trying to connect to the Office of Personnel Management for guidance but none of the phones were working. Weirdly I found my office phone was working so I immediately called my dad in Oregon to tell him I was fine. As I looked down at my computer someone had sent an email. In the subject line it said in all caps, “THIS IS OUR GENERATION’S PEARL HARBOR.” My heart sank and tears filled my eyes. Office mates started lining up to use my working landline to call their families.
Within minutes the radio announced that the Pentagon had been hit. I rushed to my ninth-floor office window, which looked south, down onto the Washington Channel and the Pentagon. I could see it had been struck from the west and scores of people were outside trying to respond. My husband Roger and I lived just five blocks south of the Pentagon, so I immediately called him and said, ‘"Go turn on the TV right now!"
Roger quickly jumped on his bike and pedaled up to the Pentagon to see if he could help. We were told that a fourth plane was heading for the White House — this was the plane that went down in Pennsylvania — and my boss was trying to decide if he should evacuate our building. We heard that the White House had been evacuated but couldn’t be sure without phones.
When Roger arrived at the Pentagon he found a phone on the ground and searched until he found the firefighter who it belonged to. The man was very grateful. For the next few days we were glued to the TV to glean every detail that was known about this unprecedented attack on the United States.
This day is etched into my memory and even writing it down after 25 years brings up powerful emotions.
At 8:40 in the morning on September 11, 2001, I walked into the Environmental Protection Agency’s Washington, D.C. headquarters to go to work. A group of staffers were staring at the closed-circuit TV in the lobby, so I walked over. What I saw was horrifying and confusing. The first World Trade Center building was collapsing.
My boss was trying to connect to the Office of Personnel Management for guidance but none of the phones were working. Weirdly I found my office phone was working so I immediately called my dad in Oregon to tell him I was fine. As I looked down at my computer someone had sent an email. In the subject line it said in all caps, “THIS IS OUR GENERATION’S PEARL HARBOR.” My heart sank and tears filled my eyes. Office mates started lining up to use my working landline to call their families.
Within minutes the radio announced that the Pentagon had been hit. I rushed to my ninth-floor office window, which looked south, down onto the Washington Channel and the Pentagon. I could see it had been struck from the west and scores of people were outside trying to respond. My husband Roger and I lived just five blocks south of the Pentagon, so I immediately called him and said, ‘"Go turn on the TV right now!"
Roger quickly jumped on his bike and pedaled up to the Pentagon to see if he could help. We were told that a fourth plane was heading for the White House — this was the plane that went down in Pennsylvania — and my boss was trying to decide if he should evacuate our building. We heard that the White House had been evacuated but couldn’t be sure without phones.
When Roger arrived at the Pentagon he found a phone on the ground and searched until he found the firefighter who it belonged to. The man was very grateful. For the next few days we were glued to the TV to glean every detail that was known about this unprecedented attack on the United States.
This day is etched into my memory and even writing it down after 25 years brings up powerful emotions.
About the Linn County Democratic Central Committee
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