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 ↗