About Lyndsie

“I believe myself to be the right choice for leading bold change at the Eugene City Council. I truly envision a city that is for ALL of us, not just some.”

Lyndsie’s Background

For 14 years, I’ve served the Eugene-Springfield area through work with several local nonprofits, mostly in mental health services. Currently, as the Executive Director of WellMama, I’m working to build a community that better supports the mental health of new families. I truly believe that we can make the changes necessary to begin to address the root causes of our crisis in mental health, substance use, and housing.

Growing up in a small rural town taught me strong community values around caring for one another. If someone is in need, the community should come together to meet that need. I was a first generation college student, learning what it felt like to dream of a better life not just for myself but my community. I know first-hand how hard it has been to survive, let alone thrive, for the past few years, especially for families like mine with young children.  I work to represent them, and everyone that has ever felt invisible in their government.

I chose to settle in Eugene nearly 15 years ago because Eugene was the place I wanted to raise my children- a place of tolerance, of kindness and compassion, and the right amount of quirkiness to make it fun. It has always been a small city with a big heart, with so much opportunity, natural beauty, and connection. I still believe those things are true, but we face numerous challenges and have a lot of work to do to meet our goals. 

I believe myself to be the right choice for leading bold change at the Eugene City Council.  I truly envision a city that is for ALL of us, not just some.   

Lyndsie’s Accomplishments

Lyndsie works every day to help those in Ward 7 have a better quality of life. Every day she responds to residents that need help accessing resources, connecting to the right people to help, or working to help make change at the policy level.

Lyndsie has made it clear she’ll stand up and be a voice for the most vulnerable in our community:

In 2023 Lyndsie

  • Voted “yes” for multiple housing projects, including transitional, permanent supportive, affordable, cooperative, and market rate housing - adding hundreds of new residential units to our city.

  • Crafted an emergency measure for the ordinance to end the industrial noise pollution from Zip-O Log Mills plaguing the Trainsong and North River Road neighborhoods. Furthermore, persuaded the majority of my fellow councilors to listen to our community and pass the ordinance. This is not the only time I have put the needs of my constituents over the demands of polluting corporate interests.

  • Cast a critical vote to transition new residential construction off fossil fuels to clean, renewable electricity, putting Eugene on the map as a national leader on climate action.

  • Voted “yes” to invest $50 million into Downtown Urban Renewal District with the priority of adding Housing, and $75 million into the Riverfront Urban Renewal. This will bring hundreds more housing units into the downtown and riverfront.

  • Passed a package of Renter Protections that will help prevent people from becoming unhoused due to no cause evictions.

  • Was appointed to the Human Rights Commission, and supported several organizations’ work to promote equity in our community.

  • Helped to draft a Peace Resolution against the hate and violence in the Israeli-Palestinean conflict.

  • Voted to recommend Measure 110 Reform to the State Legislature, to re-criminalize dangerous substances like fentanyl, which is doing so much to damage to our community, but ensuring that our mental and substance use treatment remains a priority over convictions.

    In 2024 Lyndsie

  • Was appointed to the Lane Workforce Partnership Executive Board to help with workforce issues in our city, like mental health and climate infrastructure jobs.

  • Is working to make sure that we are not criminalizing being unhoused, but at the same time creating solutions that are going to help us all feel safe and secure in our neighborhoods.

  • Passed the River Road/Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan, a collaborative effort of the entire neighborhood for the past 6 years to set standards for building a walkable and enjoyable neighborhood.

  • Introduced a work session on mental and behavioral health, helping us all learn more about what it will take to work together to help our mental health crisis, address substance use, and develop our mental health workforce to ensure we have enough local counselors, therapists, and other providers to address our mental health crisis.

  • Reduced red tape and made it easier to build housing in our core by voting for an accelerated tax exemption program for building permits and a fee assistance program.

  • Supported our community’s need for recreation and facilities by supporting projects for the Boys and Girls Club, Pickleball Courts at LCC, and passing a bond for the Em’s stadium.

  • Worked towards a more resilient future for our city - helping to discover solutions for emergency management and disaster planning at the local level.

I am excited to continue to work to better our city, support mental health, protect the environment, and advocate for working Eugenians.