Salem-Keizer Public Schools has four levels of security protocols it can activate for safety.

Republican incumbent Tracy Cramer is facing labor organizer Lesly Muñoz in House District 22. Both are Gervais residents.

Oregon shattered its record for acres burned in a single season earlier this summer, but fire season has also lasted longer than normal.

Virginia Stapleton, a Democrat, is running against Rep. Kevin Mannix, a Republican, for House District 21. The district includes central Salem and Keizer along with parts of north and east Salem.

First-time political candidate David Brown, a Salem insurance agent, is challenging incumbent Tom Andersen for House District 19.

Lewis, who is running for his fifth term, and Dow, who is a political newcomer, both say affordable housing is a priority.

Milligan has elected treasurer in 2020. Last month, he won his lawsuit against the county which in 2016 stripped the treasurer of many duties.

A full interchange rebuild proposed by the Oregon Department of Transportation would take a decade or more to complete.