Redmond Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
Ed Fitch
Candidate for Mayor (incumbent)
Ed Fitch, the incumbent, is running for mayor of Redmond in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Jay Patrick and Charles Webster Baer.
Redmond attorney who was city attorney from 1979 to 1996 and mayor from 1999 to 2001. His bio lists Fitch & Neary as his law firm since 2013.
Where Ed Fitch stands: positions on the record
Managed homeless camp3 sourced positions
Voted yes on the intergovernmental agreement with Deschutes County for a managed homeless camp in East Redmond (passed; Osborne and Patrick voted no, July 2025).
Council voteRedmond City Council minutes, July 22, 2025 · Jul 22, 2025
Voted yes on Amendment #1 to the managed homeless camp agreement with Deschutes County (passed 5-1, October 2025).
Council voteRedmond City Council minutes, Oct. 28, 2025 · Oct 28, 2025
As reported by The Source Weekly; not a direct quote.
Said investments in homeless services like the managed camp were a requirement for the City to pass regulations on homelessness in residential areas and downtown, and are a choice the City wants to make anyway.
“a choice we want to make anyway”
Northpoint Vista utilities1 sourced position
Voted yes to fund power and natural gas utility infrastructure for the Northpoint Vista project, not to exceed $600,000 (passed 6-0, January 2026).
Council voteRedmond City Council minutes, Jan. 13, 2026 · Jan 13, 2026
System development charges2 sourced positions
As reported by The Source Weekly; not a direct quote.
Said he would prefer not to waive system development charges for affordable housing and that other financial ways to benefit affordable housing exist.
“Would I prefer that we be able to waive some of the SDCs for affordable housing, no, because they have the same impact on infrastructure as anyone else.”
Voted no on the updated wastewater system development charge methodology with Phasing Option 1 (passed 6-1, July 2026).
Council voteRedmond City Council minutes, July 14, 2026 · Jul 14, 2026
What Ed Fitch said vs. how Ed Fitch voted
Managed camp
In their words
Said investments in homeless services like the managed camp were a requirement for the City to pass regulations on homelessness in residential areas and downtown, and are a choice the City wants to make anyway.
Oct 2, 2026 ·As reported by The Source Weekly; not a direct quote. ·The Source Weekly, Redmond council and mayor candidates weigh in at League of Women Voters forum · Oct 2, 2026
On the record
Voted yes on the intergovernmental agreement with Deschutes County for a managed homeless camp in East Redmond (passed; Osborne and Patrick voted no, July 2025).
Jul 22, 2025 ·Redmond City Council minutes, July 22, 2025 · Jul 22, 2025
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