Council · Position 4 candidate · City of Gresham · November 3, 2026
Krestina Aziz
Court interpreter and business owner with architecture and engineering experience.
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As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
In their words
Said: Gresham is at a crossroads. We need proactive leadership that listens to residents, solves problems before they become emergencies, and brings our community together.
Pamphlet p. 43
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 43 ↗Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. The salutation “Fellow citizen,” is skipped; the first sentence is under 12 words, so two are shown.
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 emergency resilience, better public information and carefully timed development.
- Improve hazardous-material and earthquake preparedness.
- Increase transparency around the water-system transition.
- Support higher-wage jobs and development at an appropriate scale.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsHer statement makes resilience and communication the tests of city performance; which preparedness gaps she would close first, and at what cost, is not specified.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Paced, sensible growth- What
- Said: Support smooth development of projects that enhance the city, at the right pace, scale and time.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Your bills and taxes
Fair share of resources- What
- Said: Ensure Gresham receives its fair share of public resources, with timely information for residents and accountability in city decisions, including the transition to water wells.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Streets, buses and air
Hazmat and quake readiness- What
- Said: Strengthen hazardous-material emergency response, earthquake preparedness and infrastructure resilience, reduce harmful exposures, and give residents timely information and accountability on the transition to water wells.
- 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. Krestina Aziz is on record on 1, with 5 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could findKeep the Police, Fire and Parks Fee at $15 a month, now that the council can change it by resolution?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Renew 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.
Keep the camping ban with housing-focused outreach, and allow pod shelters only under the new permit code?
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.
Stay on the new groundwater system and fix the taste and hardness complaints, with water rates rising 5% a year from 2028?
Said: Lists accountability in city decisions, “including the transition to water wells,” under transparent government; no position on keeping the system, changing treatment or the 2028–32 rates.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
A question the evidence leaves open
What preparedness gaps would you address first, and what public reporting would you require?
Sources (2)
- Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 43Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
- Aziz · campaign homeCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.