February 07th, 2026

Robinson, Maluski running
​for Oregon House seats

Democrats Joanna Robinson of Albany and Ivan Maluski of the Scio area have filed as State Representative candidates for House Districts 15 and 11, respectively, in the May 19 Primary Election..
Robinson to focus on affordability
  Robinson, Linn County Democrats Campaign Co-Chair, announced her candidacy at the Linn Dems’ Central Committee meeting Feb. 5 at Albany Public Library.
  Robinson said the Campaign Committee had been working with a good prospective candidate for HD15, but that person chose not to run.
  “So I decided to throw my hat in the ring,” said Robinson, who served last spring as campaign manager for Stephanie Lunceford, elected in May to the Greater Albany Public Schools Board..
  Although it’s her first time seeking elected office, Robinson said, “I know how to run a campaign.”
  Assuming she advances to the November General Election, Robinson’s opponent will be Republican incumbent Shelly Boshart Davis, who is seeking a fifth term as HD15 representative.
  “I think people are ready for change, Robinson said. “I want to represent working families and working people. I think we don’t have that kind of representation in this district, and it’s time that we did.”
  She is formalizing policy ideas focused on affordability — “how to lower costs and make life more affordable for people living here.”
  Robinson has lived in Albany for six years. She works from home as a project coordinator. She is also the mom of two twin toddlers. Her partner is working toward a mechanical engineering degree at Oregon State University.
  Robinson’s campaign phone number is 541-791-6260.
  House District 15 includes portions of Linn, Benton and Marion counties and the cities of Albany, Millersburg and Tangent.
Maluski: ‘We need a new approach’
  Maluski, a farmer and rancher, said on his campaign website that “Oregon should be a place where families can afford to live, rural communities are thriving, and everyone has access to quality, affordable health care 

State Representative candidates Joanna Robinson and Ivan Maluski

and meaningful job opportunities. I’m running for State ​
​Representative in rural Linn County's House District 11 to make our state work for the people who live here — not for special interests or national political agendas.
​   “For far too long, the legislators representing House District 11 in rural Linn County have been ineffective at delivering on these priorities for local folks like you and me. We need a new approach.”
   This is Maluski’s second campaign for House District 11. He came up short in 2024 in his run against Republican incumbent Jami Cate, who instead is vying this year for the Oregon Senate District 6 seat now held by Cedric Hayden. (Because of his previous Senate walkout absences, Hayden is disqualified from seeking reelection.) Sweet Home City Councilor Angelita Sanchez, has filed as an HD11 candidate in the Republican May 19 Primary,
​  Maluski served from 2010 to 2014 as an elected director of the Colton Rural Fire Protection District in Clackamas County. He also spent nearly a decade as the policy director for Friends of Family Farmers, working to help independent family farmers and protect farmland.
  He is married and has one adult son.
 For more about Maluski, see his campaign website: www.ruralindependent.com
 House District 11 is located mostly within eastern Linn County with a small portion of southern Marion County and it includes the cities of Lebanon, Sweet Home, and Brownsville.
 The Primary Election filing deadline for state and federal candidates is March 10. The deadline for incumbent candidates is March 2.