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When ballots are collected on May 18, the Greater Albany Public Schools board will see three new faces and in Corvallis, that number could be four. And while the boards are nonpartisan in the state of Oregon and members are not paid, when all is said and done in the 2021 special election, more than $90,000 will have been spent to win those seats. In the state of Oregon, campaign spending is public record and according to the Secretary of State filings, the battle for seats on school boards in Corvallis and Albany has taken in a total of $92,599 in money and in-kind donations.

CAITLYN M. MAY Ballots for the May 18 special election have been sent out, and one of the more in-depth questions voters will have this time around is who to vote for in several contested school board races both in Linn and Benton counties. In Corvallis, there are four contested races, and two current board members are switching positions. Vince Adams,who currently holds Position 4, is running for Position 6 — a spot currently held by Luhui Whitebear, who is running for Adams’ Position 4 seat. In Corvallis, all members serve at large and board positions are not tied t...