U.S. House · District 5 candidate · U.S. Congress · November 3, 2026
Patti Adair
Deschutes County commissioner.
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As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
Campaign finance: sources, amounts and timing ↓
In their words
Said: I am running for Congress to help make healthcare more accessible and affordable for working-class families, to support sustainable management of our natural resources, address rising electricity costs, and to support policies that help businesses and families thrive in Oregon.
Voters’ pamphlet
Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 pamphlet; posted by the Secretary of State September 9, 2026; extracted September 21, 2026
Oregon voters’ pamphlet candidate statement · PDF page 25 ↗Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the state does not verify the claims. Skipped before it: the heading “AN OREGON-FIRST FIGHTER”. The statement sets this passage in quotation marks with no attribution line, so it counts as the first sentence; the marks are not reproduced.
The verbatim opening of their voters’ pamphlet statement, the same rule for every candidate. We chose nothing.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our wordsNames affordability, law enforcement, natural resources, business growth and congressional ethics as priorities.
- Support law-enforcement resources.
- Promote sustainable natural-resource use and business growth.
- Ban congressional insider trading.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsPermanent no-tax-on-tips, overtime and Social Security plus a larger child tax credit reduce revenue while she promises to eliminate waste; the reviewed pages do not size either side.
Where they stand
Housing and homelessness
Backed safe stay funding- What
As a Deschutes County commissioner, voted on September 15, 2026 for $275,000 to keep the county’s temporary Juniper Ridge safe stay area open through June 2027; the funding passed 2–1.
- How
- Not found in the reviewed sources
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
Public safety and immigration
Fully support police- What
Would fully support law enforcement to keep communities safe; cites increasing law-enforcement funding and delivering new judgeships as a county commissioner.
- How
- Not found in the reviewed sources
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
Taxes, spending and your bills
No tax: tips, overtime- What
Would make no tax on tips, overtime and Social Security permanent and raise the limits, increase the child tax credit, ban congressional insider trading and pay during shutdowns, and eliminate wasteful spending.
- How
- Not found in the reviewed sources
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
Transportation, energy and climate
Data-center disclosure- What
Would require Big Tech to disclose data centers' effects on air, water and electricity costs, address rising electricity costs, and support sustainable management of natural resources.
- How
- Not found in the reviewed sources
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 8 questions. Patti Adair is on record on 3, with 5 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could findRestore the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that expired December 31, 2025?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
End the tariffs and take tariff power back from the president?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Direct the president to end U.S. military involvement in the war with Iran?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Pass the Fix Our Forests Act: faster thinning and logging on federal forests with shorter windows to sue?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Expand the federal role in housing, from the new ROAD to Housing law to more vouchers and tax credits?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Keep H.R. 1’s Medicaid work rules, six-month renewals and SNAP cuts, or repeal them?
Said: Would make no tax on tips, overtime and Social Security permanent and raise the child tax credit; she faults Bynum for voting against SNAP funding but does not address H.R. 1’s Medicaid or SNAP changes.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Fund ICE and Customs and Border Protection with $64.5 billion through 2029 (the Secure America Act)?
Said: Criticized Rep. Bynum’s February 3, 2026 vote against a bipartisan funding package that included a short Homeland Security extension; she has not said whether she would fund the $70 billion Secure America Act.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Should federal policy rein in data centers’ power, water and cost impacts, or keep fast-tracking them?
Said: Would propose legislation requiring Big Tech to be transparent about data centers’ impacts on air quality, water quality and electricity costs; she does not say whether to limit or fast-track them.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
A question the evidence leaves open
Which three federal changes would lower household costs, and how would your congressional trading restrictions be enforced?
Sources (5)
- Adair · prioritiesCandidate statement · Undated page; reviewed September 18, 2026
- 2026 qualified filing · RepublicanElection authority · Checked September 18, 2026
- 2026 qualified filing · LibertarianElection authority · Checked September 18, 2026
- Oregon voters’ pamphlet candidate statement · PDF page 25Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 pamphlet; posted by the Secretary of State September 9, 2026; reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
- Bend Bulletin · Deschutes County to fund Juniper Ridge safe camp through JuneReporting · September 15, 2026; reviewed September 28, 2026Commissioners Phil Chang and Patti Adair voted for $275,000 to keep the temporary safe stay area operating through June 2027; Commissioner Tony DeBone voted no.