Patti Adair

RLIBDeschutes County Commissioner (since 2019)

Patti Adair is the Republican and Libertarian nominee for Oregon's 5th Congressional District. She is a sitting Deschutes County Commissioner and certified public accountant.[4]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

On the record — official actions

  • actionAs Deschutes County Commissioner, has overseen the county's veterans village program and chairs the Central Oregon Commission on Transportation.[4]

In their words — priorities

  • Fiscal responsibility and oversight of tax dollars, drawing on her accounting background.[4]
  • Public safety, citing her record as county commissioner on what she describes as fighting for safer communities.[4]
  • Support for veterans, citing the county's veterans village program launched during her tenure as commissioner.[4]

Background

  • Born in Pendleton, Oregon, and raised on her family's ranch in Heppner; earned a degree from the University of Oregon and a CPA license from Central Washington University.[4]
  • Worked as an auditor and full-cycle accountant at Moss Adams before being elected to the Deschutes County Commission in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, where she oversees more than 1,200 employees and 22 departments.[4]
  • Chairs the Central Oregon Commission on Transportation and serves as the Deschutes County Fair Association liaison and on the Local Government Advisory Committee, among other boards.[4]

Campaign money

Raised $424K · spent $289K · $135K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Janelle Bynum, Andrea Townsend · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 4.About Patti · Patti Adair for Congress Candidate's own words