His life
- I'm Jonathan Curtis. Here's Who I Am, in My Own Words.People ask who he is, so he answers it himself.
- Finding a Direction, One Step at a TimeFrom homelessness at 19 to Job Corps, with one practical goal: become a wildland firefighter.
- A Letter About HomeA letter to his neighbors about the year he didn't have a home.
- Nineteen Years of Practice Saying Things Out LoudFour speech impediments, and the long work of learning to be understood.
- Embrace the SuckA saying from the fireline: accept the hard part, and keep going.
- Third-Generation Bend Local: What Growing Up Here Gave MeGrowing up in Central Oregon with eight brothers and sisters.
- Why Bend Is Still HomeWhat he tells people about Central Oregon when he's far from it.
- Remembering Every NameWhy he tries to learn the name of every person he meets.
- What Commercial Lending Taught Me About Serving the PublicNine months to a first paycheck, and what it taught him about showing up.
- An Honest Offer, a Clear PromiseLeading a sales team and teaching people who were new to the work.
Why he's running
- Why I Ran Again: From City Council to County ClerkWhat he learned running in 2024, and why he kept going.
- What Secure, Transparent Elections Mean to MeWhy secure, transparent elections are the first priority in his plan.
More stories on his story blog.