Paul Anderes

Paul Anderes was first elected to Union County Commissioner Position 1 in 2018, after the voter-approved term-limits ordinance (2017-01) was already in effect. The January 22, 2025 minutes identify him as board chair for that meeting.

On January 22, 2025, Anderes opened the meeting at which county counsel Wyatt Baum presented three options for handling commissioner term limits. Anderes told the board he was 'not planning on running for his seat again' and asked Baum to clarify which circuit court would hear the validation petition. Baum answered that it would be filed in Union County Circuit Court, likely before Judge Powers as presiding judge. The motion -- 'the County request a special writ under ORS 33.710 requesting the court determine the legality of county measure Ordinance 2017-01' -- was made by Commissioner Seavert, seconded by Commissioner Scarfo, and carried unanimously.

In a September 22, 2025 OPB Think Out Loud interview, Anderes was asked whether he would seek reelection. His response: 'I'm not 100%, but I would say probably not.' He did not file for the May 2026 primary. Union County's official final results list Cory D. Miller with 5,101 votes (61.76%), Mark Simmons with 3,135 (37.96%), and 23 write-ins.

The GRH Foundation's FY2024 Form 990 lists Anderes and Wyatt Baum as unpaid directors. The Foundation's web roster checked in August 2026 continues to list Baum but does not list Anderes. The documented overlap is therefore presented as an FY2024 snapshot, not as proof that both men currently hold Foundation seats.