Biography
Tom Forest is the Democratic candidate for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 31, in the November 3, 2026 general election, where he faces incumbent Darcey Edwards (R).[1][2] Forest is a software engineer who, in a Ballotpedia survey, said he has served on the Banks School District Budget Committee for 15 years.[1][3]
Tom Forest earned a high school diploma from Hillsboro High School and a bachelor's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986.[1] His listed career experience is as a software engineer.[1] In his survey, he said he has chaired the Banks School District Budget Committee for the last few years.[3]
Forest advanced from the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026.[1] In his survey, he said he would raise revenue in a progressive way, starting with basing corporate taxes on worldwide combined reporting, and would prioritize funding schools and funding or removing unfunded mandates.[3]
- 1.Tom Forest - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Tom Forest - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey (2026) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Oregon House District 31
Tom Forest is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Oregon House District 31 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
