Treasurer candidate · Clackamas County · November 3, 2026
Brian T Nava
Incumbent treasurer and former county and state auditor.
As published in their City filing.
In their words
Said: As your County’s Treasurer, Brian oversees the county’s cash and investment portfolio.
Pamphlet p. 15
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 15 ↗Skipped a quotation attributed to a former county treasurer and the “SOUND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT” section label. 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 prudent investment, cash controls and improvements to banking operations.
- Keep funds safe and liquid while earning returns.
- Strengthen cash-control training.
- Improve convenience and efficiency of treasury operations.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsAn unopposed incumbent’s statement of continuity: safety, liquidity and return are named as goals without published benchmarks or risk measures.
Where they stand
Homelessness and housing
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Crisis care, jail and deflection
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Taxes and the budget gap
Safe, liquid investing- What
- Said: Would keep county funds safe and liquid first while seeking the best return possible, and keep building cash controls across the county.
- How
- Said: Free cash-control training offered to all cities, districts and county employees; new and improved banking functions at the Treasurer’s office.
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Roads, bridges and air
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 2 questions. Brian T Nava is on record on 2. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
On recordKeep safety and liquidity ahead of return when investing county cash?
Said: Would continue prudent investing that keeps county funds safe and liquid first while achieving the best return possible.
Keep offering free cash-control training to cities, districts and county staff?
Said: Says he set a strategy for good cash controls across the county by offering free training to all cities, districts and county employees, and would keep improving banking functions.
A question the evidence leaves open
What benchmarks and risk measures will you publish for the investment portfolio?
Sources (1)
- Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 15Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.