Commissioner, Position 2 candidate · Clackamas County · November 3, 2026
Paul Savas
Incumbent county commissioner and former small-business owner.
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As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
In their words
Said: I am honored to serve as your County Commissioner. Together we fought for fair access to parks, natural areas, libraries, and services for veterans and seniors.
Pamphlet p. 17
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 17 ↗Nothing skipped; the first sentence is under 12 words, so two are given. Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims.
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 services and infrastructure while holding the line on taxes.
- Support affordable housing and the recovery campus.
- Oppose I-205 tolling and protect sheriff funding.
- Support a data-center moratorium and senior property-tax deferral.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsHe runs on a record of projects delivered inside a flat budget; the unit counts, recovery-campus timing and tolling claims are the campaign’s own figures.
Where they stand
Homelessness and housing
Recovery Campus, units- What
- Said: Would keep expanding affordable housing of varied types and move people from homelessness into treatment and transitional housing through the county’s Recovery Campus.
- How
- Said: A monthly Affordable Housing Implementation Team; $10 million in state money for the Recovery Campus, which combines treatment, stabilization and transitional housing; preserving affordable units at risk of expiring.
- Measured by
- Said: 968 affordable units complete or scheduled against a goal of 900 by 2030; Clackamas Village’s 24 transitional-shelter spaces opened May 2025.
Crisis care, jail and deflection
Fully fund the sheriff- What
- Said: Would fully fund the Sheriff’s Office and emergency services.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Taxes and the budget gap
Services, no new taxes- What
- Said: Would hold the line on the county budget, expanding essential services without raising taxes, and support property-tax deferral so seniors can stay in their homes.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Roads, bridges and air
No tolls, widen I-205- What
- Said: Opposes ODOT tolling and would add road capacity through the Sunrise Project and I-205 widening, while protecting farmland and open space.
- How
- Said: Backs the Sunrise Project and I-205 expansion to add capacity; helped advance a moratorium on new data-center applications while the county studies electricity, water and road impacts.
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 5 questions. Paul Savas is on record on 5. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
On recordAsk voters again for a public safety levy in May 2027, and at what rate?
Said: Told the June 2 policy session after the levy's defeat that the county has a lot of work to do and must do it aggressively before returning to voters; the rate is unsaid.
Adopt a county moratorium on data centers now, or wait for the 2027 Legislature as staff recommended?
Said: Says he supported and helped advance a proactive approach, with the Board unanimously directing staff to begin establishing a moratorium on new data-center applications, doing the homework now rather than reacting later.
Declare that county agencies will not help federal immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant?
Said: Says the county should follow both state and federal law while sanctuary cases play out in court, noting the Sheriff's Office responds to judicial warrants after losing a past detainer lawsuit; a county declaration is not endorsed.
Push for a property-tax freeze or new relief for older homeowners?
Said: Says the state does not allow counties to reduce property taxes for seniors on their own; would keep advocating for relief and steer struggling households to the state deferral program.
Back the Recovery Campus with county-issued bonds and operating money so it opens in fall 2027?
Said: Says the county reached a deal with Governor Kotek for $10 million in state resources to move the Recovery Campus forward so it can deliver treatment, stabilization and transitional housing under one system of care.
A question the evidence leaves open
What ongoing operating funds will support the new housing and treatment facilities?
Sources (5)
- Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 17Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
- Savas · issuesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
- Savas · 968 affordable housing units delivered (March 27, 2026)Candidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
- Savas · real solutions on homelessness and mental health (April 9, 2026)Candidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
- Savas · pausing data centers (September 18, 2026)Candidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.