Council · Position 1 candidate · City of Beaverton · November 3, 2026
Rachel Philip
Software developer and former auditor; city budget and neighborhood-committee experience.
Reach the campaign
As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
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
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 “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 wordsEmphasizes 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 wordsShe 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.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
More starter homes- What
- 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 findKeep 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.
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.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
A question the evidence leaves open
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.