Six candidates will compete for four Lake Oswego City Council seats on Nov. 3, with two incumbents stepping aside and a contested field that includes a planning commissioner, a former federal prosecutor and a law student.

The Wilsonville Spokesman reported the full candidate slates Friday, Aug. 28, after the filing deadline closed Tuesday, Aug. 25. Across Lake Oswego, West Linn and Wilsonville, 13 candidates filed for eight council seats.

Lake Oswego: six candidates, four seats

Neither Councilor Ali Afghan nor Councilor Trudy Corrigan is seeking re-election. Three winners will serve four-year terms starting Jan. 1, 2027. A fourth seat, left vacant by Councilor Aaron Rapf's resignation in April 2026 according to the city's elections page, will go to the candidate with the fourth-highest vote total for a two-year term through Dec. 31, 2028. Jackie Edmund Manz currently holds that seat.

The six candidates:

  • Bryan Guiney — Lake Oswego planning commissioner and Oregon field director for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He served 21 years in the Marine Corps.
  • Patrick Walsh — chair of the Lake Oswego Library Advisory Board for two of his four years on the board. He is a nonprofit executive and theater director.
  • Heather Ramsey — executive and business coach who led the successful Lake Oswego School District capital bond campaign in 2025.
  • Neil Tunmore — former Intel director of corporate services and 26-year Lake Oswego resident.
  • Suzanne Miles — former assistant U.S. attorney for Oregon and California who also served as a regulatory specialist for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
  • Peren Tiemann — Lewis & Clark law student who has lived in Lake Oswego since age 13 and started Oregon's first chapter of Students Demand Action, according to the Spokesman. Tiemann does not yet appear on the city's official elections page.

West Linn: three candidates, two seats

West Linn's two open seats carry four-year terms through 2030. The candidates:

  • Kevin Bonnington — incumbent councilor since 2024, when he won a special election. He works in real estate and advocates for infrastructure investment.
  • Kate Nelson — current chair of the West Linn Planning Commission since 2024. She has worked in law, finance and publishing.
  • Mike Kapigian — former West Linn councilor who served from 1997–98 and 2001–04. He also served on the North Forks Water Board.

Wilsonville: four candidates, two seats, plus a ballot measure

Wilsonville has four candidates for two open council seats: incumbent Sam Scull, Adrienne Scritsmier, Jennie Hill and former councilor Katie Dunwell.

Council President Caroline Berry, who holds one of the two seats, is not among those who filed. Voters will also decide proposed ordinance No. 905, which would establish the Wilsonville Town Center Development District and use urban renewal to fund redevelopment and public infrastructure.

What voters say matters

A Lake Oswego Review survey of nearly 200 residents published Wednesday, Aug. 26, found that 90% of respondents plan to vote Nov. 3. Infrastructure and transportation topped the list of issues voters want elected officials to address, followed by economic growth and environmental preservation.

"Candidates should not seek to be elected with the idea of implementing ideas brought forward by their respective national parties. Local politicians need to act with independence and in a cooperative spirit."— West Linn resident, in the survey

Lake Oswego respondents focused more on environmental preservation and affordable housing. West Linn respondents prioritized lowering taxes and growing the tax base. Wilsonville respondents zeroed in on Town Center and the urban renewal plan.