2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Oregon House District 25

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Ben Bowman

Democratic/Working FamiliesIncumbent

We haven't found a sourced summary for Ben Bowman yet — only what they filed about themselves, below.

Where we looked:

  • ORESTAR candidate filings, 2026 General Election (State Senator and State Representative), which gives the name, party, district, the campaign site they filed and what the candidate filed about themselves, but no account of their record that anyone else wrote

That is where we have looked so far, not everywhere there is to look. If you know Ben Bowman's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

What Bowman filed about themselves

Occupation
School District Administrator; State Representative

Work history

  • Innovation and Partnership Strategist, Oregon Department of Education; Legislative Affairs Specialist, Confederation of Oregon School Administrators; Chief of Staff to Rep. Margaret Doherty; Director of Education Policy and Outreach for a Social-Emotional Learning Company

Education

  • Stanford University — Master's degree, Education Policy
  • University of Oregon — Bachelor's degree, Political Science

Offices and public service

  • State Representative (2023-present)
  • Former Tigard-Tualatin School District (TTSD) Board Chair, Budget Committee Member, Financial Oversight Committee Member, Strategic Financial Planning Committee Member, Policy Committee Member, and Long Range Facilities Planning Committee Member
  • Democratic Party Precinct Committee Person
  • Legislative Staff in the Oregon Legislature; Operations and Policy Analyst for the Oregon Department of Education

Ben Bowman's own answers on their candidate filing form. Published by Oregon Secretary of State; we have not checked them.

Bob Niemeyer

Republican

We haven't found a sourced summary for Bob Niemeyer yet — only what they filed about themselves, below.

Where we looked:

  • ORESTAR candidate filings, 2026 General Election (State Senator and State Representative), which gives the name, party, district, the campaign site they filed and what the candidate filed about themselves, but no account of their record that anyone else wrote

That is where we have looked so far, not everywhere there is to look. If you know Bob Niemeyer's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

What Niemeyer filed about themselves

Occupation
Engineer, Self employed, New Ventures Engineering, LLC

Work history

  • New Ventures Engineering, LLC 1988 to Present
  • Nicloett Computer Graphics 1981 to 1987
  • Tektronix 1978 to 1981

Education

  • Silverton Union High School — Diploma
  • Oregon State University — Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • Professional Engineering License, Oregon # 14143 — Professional degree, Professional Engineering License

Offices and public service

  • None

Bob Niemeyer's own answers on their candidate filing form. Published by Oregon Secretary of State; we have not checked them.

Sources

Candidate list and race details

What's included
U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices and every state legislative district on the ballot.
Everything else
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: secure.sos.state.or.us.
Candidate lists
As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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