{"id":183,"date":"2026-09-14T06:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T06:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waldportwendy.com\/?p=183"},"modified":"2026-09-14T06:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T06:07:39","slug":"being-me-matters-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waldportwendy.com\/?p=183","title":{"rendered":"Being Me Matters Most"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lately I\u2019ve been getting asked how \u201cthe campaign\u201d is going, and honestly\u2026 it feels funny every time. I\u2019m not a politician, and I don\u2019t suddenly feel like one just because I filed to run. My daily conversations haven\u2019t changed much at all, other than people telling me they support me or asking how things are going, which I appreciate more than you know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019m still just me. I still talk to folks the same way I always have. I\u2019m not out knocking on doors or giving speeches. I\u2019m listening, learning, and staying grounded in the same values I\u2019ve always had. Running for council doesn\u2019t mean becoming someone different. It just means stepping up to help in a new way. So if you see me around town, at the market, at the station, or grabbing coffee, don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m still the same neighbor you\u2019ve always known. And I plan to keep it that way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/waldportwendy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000013678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/waldportwendy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000013678.jpg 447w, https:\/\/waldportwendy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000013678-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/waldportwendy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000013678-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately I\u2019ve been getting asked how \u201cthe campaign\u201d is going, and honestly\u2026 it feels funny every time. I\u2019m not a politician, and I don\u2019t suddenly feel like one just because I filed to run. My daily conversations haven\u2019t changed much at all, other than people telling me they support me or asking how things are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-updates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Being Me Matters Most - Waldport Wendy for City Council<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/waldportwendy.com\/?p=183\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Being Me Matters Most - Waldport Wendy for City Council\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lately I\u2019ve been getting asked how \u201cthe campaign\u201d is going, and honestly\u2026 it feels funny every time. 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