EUGENE, Ore. — Four seats on the Lane Community College Board of Education will be up for election in the May 20 Special Election. The winners of each will serve four year terms beginning July 1, 2025.
The open positions are:
- Zone 1: Representing western Lane County, currently held by Denise Diamond.
- Zone 3: Representing Springfield, currently held by Julie Weismann.
- Zone 4: Representing eastern Lane County, currently held by Austin Fölnagy.
- At-Large, Position 7: Currently vacant.
The Lane Community College District serves a 5,000 square-mile area stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Cascade Mountains. The district includes most of Lane County, as well as the Monroe School District in Benton County, the Harrisburg Union High School District in Linn County and a small area in northern Douglas County. The total district population includes about 390,000 people.
Seven elected, non-paid persons comprise the LCC Board of Education and have primary authority for establishing policies governing the operation of the college and adopting the college's annual budget. Their charge is to oversee the development of programs and services which they believe will best serve the needs of the people of the LCC District. Five directors represent one of five district zones; two are elected at-large. Additionally, Lane's student body president serves as an ex-officio (non-voting) member at regular meeting.
District information and zone maps are available on the Board’s eGovernance website.
Special Election Timeline:
- 02/08/2025 First business day to file candidacy forms
- 03/20/2025 Filing deadline for candidates
- 04/05/2025 Out-of-country and military ballots mailed
- 04/29/2025 Voter registration deadline
- 05/01/2025 Local and out-of-state ballots mailed
- 05/01/2025 Official ballot drop boxes open
- 05/20/2025 Election Day
Additional information about the special election is available on the Lane County Elections website.
Lane Community College educates over 15,000 students annually at six locations across Lane County and online. Students and alumni from all 50 states and 79 countries create more than an $675 million dollar impact on the local economy, helping to support more than 8,900 local jobs. Lane provides affordable, quality, professional technical and college transfer programs; business development and employee training; academic, language and life skills development; and lifelong personal development and enrichment courses.