Both candidates want more housing choices and safer streets. One adds specific limits: public votes on new taxes and removing Flock cameras. The other leads with budget oversight and infrastructure ready for heat, smoke and storms. Ask which first-year actions each would take.
Draft; human review pending.
Key
Said
A campaign statement, in our summary or their words.
Voted
A recorded Council roll call.
— Not found
Not in the sources we reviewed. A research gap, not a position.
Emphasizes housing choice, safer streets, fiscal oversight and preparedness for climate-related emergencies.
Supports more apartments, townhomes and starter homes so people can stay in Beaverton.
Would defend the city from federal overreach and keep local resources protecting neighbors.
Wants essential services protected, clear priorities and transparent budget decisions.
Wants safer school routes, calmer streets, protected trees and emergency-ready neighborhoods.
Summaries are our one-line readings of what each candidate says. Issue lines are short forms of the positions in each brief, AI-drafted and awaiting human review; “—” means not found in the sources we reviewed.
Four votes that split this Council
No candidate in this race sits on Council today.
— Not foundNo featured votes are selected for this race yet.
Candidate briefs, A–Z
Council · Position 1 candidate · City of Beaverton · November 3, 2026
Evelyn Kocher
Latino Network communications manager; former Oregon Student Association director.
Photo: Candidate-submitted photo · 2026 Washington County voters’ pamphlet
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
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 words
Supports 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 words
Renter protection
Surveillance limits
Rent 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.
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 record
Keep 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.
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.
Council · Position 1 candidate · City of Beaverton · November 3, 2026
Rachel Philip
Software developer and former auditor; city budget and neighborhood-committee experience.
Photo: Candidate-submitted photo · 2026 Washington County voters’ pamphlet
In their words
Said: Beaverton is home. It is where my husband and I are raising our two children.
Pamphlet p. 9
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. Skips the label line “EXPERIENCED. PROVEN. READY.”; the first sentence is under 12 words, so two are used.
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 words
Emphasizes housing choice, safer streets, fiscal oversight and preparedness for climate-related emergencies.
Expand apartments, townhomes and starter homes.
Prioritize safe school routes and traffic calming.
Protect essential services, trees and green spaces.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Housing choice
Safe streets
She pairs more housing and safer streets with fiscal restraint; her materials name the priorities but not which street or housing investments would come first or how they would be paid for.
Said: Supports expanding housing choices, including apartments, townhomes and starter homes, so families, seniors and working people can stay in Beaverton.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Resist federal overreach
What
Said: Would defend the city from federal overreach and keep local resources focused on protecting neighbors and services.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Protect essential services
What
Said: Wants essential services protected, clear priorities set and budget decisions made transparent.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Streets, buses and air
Safer school routes
What
Said: Would prioritize safer routes to schools and calming dangerous streets, protect trees and green spaces, and prepare the city for extreme heat, wildfire smoke and other emergencies.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 6 questions. Rachel Philip is on record on 3, with 3 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could find
Keep the new $14.50-a-month general-services and street fees on utility bills, or repeal them or send them to voters?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Refer a $0.40-per-$1,000 public-safety levy in May 2027, cut $1.8 million more from services, or both?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Adopt an ordinance banning Flock-style license-plate readers in Beaverton?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
On record
Go further than the July 2026 sanctuary resolution: bar ICE staging on city property, publish a log, let police stop federal vehicles?
Said: Would defend the city from federal overreach and keep local resources focused on protecting neighbors and services; the staging ban, public log and traffic stops are unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
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: On the Loop’s community advisory committee she pushed to improve the downtown walking experience, citing the difficulty of crossing Farmington and Canyon with children; the Beaverdam solicitation and the 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: Says the city is about to set 20-year transportation priorities and wants that plan to put safety first, slowing traffic near schools and parks; South Cooper Mountain transit is unsaid.
Which street and housing investments would receive priority, and how would you cover their costs?
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.
Philip · prioritiesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
