Bandon Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
Mary
Schamehorn
Mary Schamehorn, the incumbent, is running for mayor of Bandon in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Joshua Adamson.
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The race · Mayor
- 01Joshua Adamson
- 02Mary SchamehornYou’re reading
Background
- About
- Mayor of Bandon and a Bandon native who retired from the Western World newspaper in 2004.
On the record: Mary Schamehorn
4 sourced01Water and sewer rates3 sourced positions
Told KCBY the city needs its reservoir dredged and must make sure it has the water, not just the capacity, as new development is approved.
we need to get the reservoir dredged so that it will hold.”
Own statementKCBY · Oct 20, 2026Link
Cast the tie-breaking vote against tabling a 10% water and wastewater base rate increase until the rate study was done (failed 3-4, March 2026).
Council voteBandon City Council minutes, March 2, 2026 · Mar 2, 2026LinkHow the council voted
Cast the tie-breaking vote for Resolution 26-04, a 10% increase to water and wastewater base rates (passed 4-3, March 2026).
Council voteBandon City Council minutes, March 2, 2026 · Mar 2, 2026LinkHow the council voted
02Housing1 sourced position
Told KCBY that workforce housing is what the city needs to work on, citing a joint city-school district project.
That's what we really need to work on and we have a project with the school district, joint project between the city and the schools.”
Own statementKCBY · Oct 20, 2026Link
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Water and sewer rates
In their words
Told KCBY the city needs its reservoir dredged and must make sure it has the water, not just the capacity, as new development is approved.
Oct 20, 2026 ·KCBY · Oct 20, 2026
On the record
Cast the tie-breaking vote against tabling a 10% water and wastewater base rate increase until the rate study was done (failed 3-4, March 2026).
Mar 2, 2026 ·Bandon City Council minutes, March 2, 2026 · Mar 2, 2026
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