Election 2026: John Day City Council to welcome two new city councilors

JOHN DAY — One John Day city councilor will remain on the council for the next four years, while the body welcomes two fresh faces following the Nov. 3 midterm election. Incumbent Ron Phillips retained his seat on the council with 343 votes, according to unofficial results from the Grant County Clerk’s Office. The two newcomers to the council, Amy Walker and Debbie Miller, gathered 421 and 310 votes, respectively. The fourth candidate in the race for three John Day city council seats, Meloni Cochran, finished with 284 votes. Walker is a certified public accountant and has been with Solutions CPAs in John Day since 2013. She holds a liberal arts degree from Eastern Oregon University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Portland. Miller is retired, having previously held positions as the Tillamook YMCA assistant office manager and the department station head of the Tillamook Fred Meyer.

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