Council · Position 1 candidate · City of Beaverton · November 3, 2026
Evelyn Kocher
Latino Network communications manager; former Oregon Student Association director.
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As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
In their words
Said: I am focused on building a Beaverton that is safe and affordable for everyone.
Pamphlet p. 9
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 9 ↗Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. Skips the label line “Immigrant | Trans Woman | Lifelong Beavertonian”.
The verbatim opening of their voters’ pamphlet statement, the same rule for every candidate. We chose nothing.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our wordsSupports mixed-use housing near transit, stronger protections for immigrants and changes to local surveillance and taxation.
- Streamline multifamily development near MAX.
- Put new council tax proposals to voters.
- Remove Flock cameras and expand South Cooper Mountain transit access.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsRent control and a data-center moratorium depend on powers the state limits or that need regional partners; her materials promise the outcome more than the legal path, and transit expansion is not the city’s alone.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Rent control, more homes- What
- Said: Supports local rent control with increases indexed to inflation, faster zoning and permitting for mixed-use and multifamily homes near MAX stations, and wraparound services for people losing housing.
- How
- Said: Index allowed rent increases to inflation, streamline zoning and permitting for mixed-use and multifamily homes, and work with Washington County to speed use of Metro supportive-housing (SHS) dollars for wraparound services.
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Ban Flock cameras- What
- Said: Would introduce an ordinance banning Flock automated license-plate cameras from the city and use city powers to protect residents from ICE.
- How
- Said: Introduce a council ordinance modeled on Woodburn’s and Eugene’s that bans Flock from operating within the city.
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Voters decide new taxes- What
- Said: Wants every new city tax proposal put to a public vote rather than adopted as flat fees on water bills, and supports corporate tax reform so big business pays more for infrastructure.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Streets, buses and air
Buses and transit density- What
- Said: Wants bus lines in South Cooper Mountain, priority for the Beaverton Loop and TV Highway projects, transit-oriented density downtown and, longer term, WES commuter rail extended to Salem.
- How
- Said: Prioritize the Beaverton Loop and TV Highway redevelopment, add South Cooper Mountain bus lines, and pursue transit-oriented development linking Old Town, The Loop and Cedar Hills Crossing.
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 6 questions. Evelyn Kocher is on record on 6. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
On recordKeep the new $14.50-a-month general-services and street fees on utility bills, or repeal them or send them to voters?
Said: Says raising taxes as a flat fee is inequitable and “undemocratic–and un-Oregonian,” and that if politicians want to raise taxes “they have to put it up to a vote”; testified May 5, 2026 on the proposed transportation fee.
Refer a $0.40-per-$1,000 public-safety levy in May 2027, cut $1.8 million more from services, or both?
Said: Wants every new tax proposal voted on by the people and corporate tax reform so big business pays more for infrastructure; whether she would back the May 2027 levy or which cut package she would accept is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Adopt an ordinance banning Flock-style license-plate readers in Beaverton?
Said: Would introduce an ordinance mirroring Woodburn’s and Eugene’s to ban Flock from operating in the city, calling the cameras data-harvesting.
Go further than the July 2026 sanctuary resolution: bar ICE staging on city property, publish a log, let police stop federal vehicles?
Said: Told the Valley Times she wants 911 calls about enforcement tracked and labeled and officers sent to film interactions, and would codify protections in local ordinance; testified for the sanctuary ordinance and amendments January 20, 2026.
Keep funding the downtown Loop, including a $20 million federal grant bid in 2027, and put the agency’s Beaverdam sites out to developers?
Said: Would prioritize projects in progress such as the Beaverton Loop and the TV Highway redevelopment, with transit-oriented density downtown; the Beaverdam developer solicitation and the 2027 BUILD bid are unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
What should the 20-year Transportation System Plan fund first, and how do South Cooper Mountain residents get transit?
Said: Wants bus lines in South Cooper Mountain, TriMet expansion in the southwest, physical barriers for bike lanes on Murray, Scholls Ferry and Lombard, and zoning streamlined near MAX stations; which plan projects come first is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
A question the evidence leaves open
How would you replace any affected public-safety tools and fund transit expansion?
Sources (2)
- Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 9Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
- Kocher · prioritiesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.