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Print edition · Portland City Council · November 3, 2026

Clackamas County Treasurer

1 candidates · Vote for one · Research reviewed September 18, 2026 · Lines edition 2026-09-19.1

Official list checked. Candidates appear alphabetically by displayed name and receive the same structure. We do not endorse, rank or score.

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The choice in one paragraph

Our reading

One candidate is on the ballot. The question left is how safety, liquidity and return will be balanced, and which benchmarks and risk measures the office will publish.

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.
Yes No
The vote as the word, never as color alone.
Absent
Missed that roll call.
Not on committee
Had no vote in that committee.

Every candidate, A–Z

NameRoleSummaryRent and homesCamps, crime and who respondsYour bills and taxesStreets, buses and air
Brian T NavaIncumbent treasurer; former auditorEmphasizes prudent investment, cash controls and improvements to banking operations.not found in the sources we reviewednot found in the sources we reviewedKeeps county funds safe and liquid first, then seeks the best return.not found in the sources we reviewed

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

Brian T Nava

Treasurer candidate · Clackamas County · November 3, 2026

Brian T Nava

Incumbent treasurer and former county and state auditor.

Photo: Candidate-submitted photo · 2026 Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet

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 words

Emphasizes 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 words
  • Safe, liquid investing
  • Cash controls

An unopposed incumbent’s statement of continuity: safety, liquidity and return are named as goals without published benchmarks or risk measures.

Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 15 ↗

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 record

  • Keep 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.

Compare every candidate

A question the evidence leaves open

What benchmarks and risk measures will you publish for the investment portfolio?

Sources (1)

  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.