Candidates for City Council
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- View profileKatie WilliamsWard 1Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
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Andrea ZielinskiWard 2Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profileTom MichalekWard 3Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
- View profileRuth SmithWard 4Nonpartisan · Current term 2023 to 2026
- View profileZach WeissWard 4Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
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About City Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- $0.00
- Commitment level
- Part Time
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Must be a qualified elector and a resident of the city for 1 year immediately preceding the election. If running for City Councilor, you must also be a resident of the ward you seek to represent when you file for candidacy and if elected, you must remain a resident of the ward throughout your term of office. You may not seek candidacy in more than one City of Roseburg elective office.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- File form SEL 101 and file by petition with form SEL 121 with signatures and addresses of qualified Roseburg electors (must be approved before circulating) [note: all signatures must be numbered and verified by the city elections official and filed with SEL 338], and the Roseburg "Certification of Qualifications" Form
- Filing period
- June 3, 2026 - August 25, 2026
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 900 SE Douglas Avenue, Roseburg, Oregon 97470
- Filing phone
- 541-492-6700
- Step 3
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