Patti Adair

Patti Adair is the Republican and Libertarian nominee for Oregon's 5th Congressional District. A certified public accountant and former Moss Adams auditor, she has served on the Deschutes County Commission since 2019 and previously chaired the county Republican Party. She won the May 2026 Republican primary and, according to her campaign, is running on fiscal responsibility, public safety, veterans and small businesses.[1][2]

Adair was born in Pendleton, Oregon, and raised on her family's ranch in Heppner, where she was a 4-H member. According to her campaign, her family settled in Eastern Oregon in 1884.[1][2] She attended the University of Oregon and later earned her CPA license from Central Washington University.[1] She worked as an auditor and full-cycle accountant at Moss Adams and had a career in California before returning to Oregon in 2014 and settling in Sisters.[1][2] She is a former chair of the Deschutes County Republican Party.[2]

Adair was elected to the Deschutes County Commission in 2018, took office in 2019, and was re-elected in 2022. According to her campaign, she oversees more than 1,200 employees and twenty-two departments.[1] She chairs the Central Oregon Commission on Transportation, serves as the Deschutes County Fair Association liaison and on the Local Government Advisory Committee, and, per her campaign, sits on 12 additional boards. She describes the county's veterans village program and saving Worrell Wayside Park in Bend as her proudest accomplishments as commissioner.[1]

She defeated Jonathan Lockwood in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary. According to her campaign, she is married to Bob, a retired surgeon, and lives on a horse ranch in Sisters.[1][2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.