This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 21 primary election, with question-and-answer articles scheduled to be published each day through the rest of April.

Lucy Vinis is the former mayor of Eugene and a resident of Ward 8; Jennifer Yeh is the Ward 4 city councilor; Lyndsie Leech is the Ward 7 city councilor; and Eliza Kashinsky is the Ward 1 city ...