Council · Position 4 candidate · City of Gresham · November 3, 2026
Joshua Al-jaouni
Pastor and small-business owner with nonprofit and youth-mentoring experience.
Reach the campaign
As published in their pamphlet statement and City filing.
In their words
Said: I am a husband, father, pastor, entrepreneur, and community leader who believes in the power of hope, personal responsibility, and serving others.
Pamphlet p. 44
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 44 ↗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 wordsSupports limiting unnecessary costs, strengthening first responders and expanding treatment and recovery.
- Keep additional fees and costs off working households where possible.
- Support treatment and pathways to self-sufficiency.
- Promote local businesses and tourism.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsThe program combines growth and enforcement with treatment and recovery services; how expanded services would be paid for while keeping fees off households is not established.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Cut housing barriers- What
- Said: Encourage responsible growth, expand housing opportunities and reduce unnecessary barriers that drive up costs; connect people to treatment, recovery, mental-health resources and pathways to stable housing.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Enforcement plus recovery- What
- Said: Support police and first responders so every family feels safe, expand access to treatment and recovery with clear expectations for public safety, and back restorative-justice programs that help people break destructive cycles and make amends.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Keep fees off residents- What
- Said: Keep unnecessary fees and costs off residents while encouraging responsible growth, and make transparency, fiscal responsibility and accountability priorities so taxpayer dollars are spent wisely.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Streets, buses 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 6 questions. Joshua Al-jaouni 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 findRenew the $1.35 public-safety levy before it expires in 2029, and keep Gresham’s own fire department rather than join a district?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Keep drawing reserves to cover a $10 million general-fund gap, or cut services or raise revenue?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Go beyond the January 2026 rule-of-law resolution and declare an immigration-enforcement emergency, as residents asked?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Keep the Police, Fire and Parks Fee at $15 a month, now that the council can change it by resolution?
Said: Would keep “unnecessary fees and costs off residents” while encouraging responsible growth; does not name the $15 Police, Fire and Parks Fee or say whether it should change.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Stay on the new groundwater system and fix the taste and hardness complaints, with water rates rising 5% a year from 2028?
Said: Says he will always listen when issues arise, “like the current water concerns,” and work with the community on practical solutions; no position on the system, treatment or rates.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Keep the camping ban with housing-focused outreach, and allow pod shelters only under the new permit code?
Said: Says compassion and accountability must go together: connect people to treatment, recovery, mental-health resources and stable housing “while maintaining clear expectations.” The camping code and pod-shelter permits are unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
A question the evidence leaves open
How would you expand services while limiting fees, and which results would determine continued funding?
Sources (3)
- Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 44Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
- Al-jaouni · campaign home and prioritiesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
- Al-jaouni · aboutCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.