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Teo Ramirez

Council · Position 4 candidate · City of Gresham · November 3, 2026

Teo Ramirez

Local-government analyst and former Gresham community-engagement coordinator.

Campaign website (opens in a new tab)
Photo: Candidate-submitted photo · 2026 Multnomah voters’ pamphlet ↗

Reach the campaign

As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.

In their words

Said: GRESHAM RAISED ME. NOW I AM READY TO LEAD.

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 two all-caps sentences that open the statement each have a predicate and terminal punctuation, so they count as its first sentences.

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 workforce pathways, housing stability and accountability for city programs.

  • Expand apprenticeships and youth opportunities.
  • Support small businesses and responsible local investment.
  • Involve residents earlier and measure program results.

Our reading

Our interpretation, not their words
  • Workforce pathways
  • Measured follow-through

He treats employment access and accountable implementation as connected parts of economic stability; which program he would expand first, and its cost, is not stated.

Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 44 ↗Ramirez · campaign home ↗Ramirez · about the campaign and key issues ↗

Where they stand

Rent and homes

Crisis to homeownership
What
Said: Housing stability for working families, seniors and young people as well as people in crisis: connect people to addiction and mental-health support, shelter, services and long-term housing pathways, with regional coordination and more routes to stable housing and homeownership.
How
Not in their sources
Measured by
Not in their sources

Camps, crime and who responds

Response plus prevention
What
Said: Public safety must include strong emergency response plus prevention and intervention: support first responders, invest in youth before they are in crisis, and connect people to treatment and stability.
How
Not in their sources
Measured by
Not in their sources

Your bills and taxes

Measure program results
What
Said: Bring residents to the table early, communicate clearly and measure whether public dollars and city programs deliver results, with responsible local investment.
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. Teo Ramirez is on record on 2, with 4 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.

No answer we could find

  • Keep 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.

  • Stay on the new groundwater system and fix the taste and hardness complaints, with water rates rising 5% a year from 2028?

    Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.

On record

  • Keep the camping ban with housing-focused outreach, and allow pod shelters only under the new permit code?

    Said: Would connect people to addiction and mental-health support, shelter and long-term housing pathways with regional coordination and clear accountability; the camping code and pod-shelter permits are unsaid.

    On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.

  • Go beyond the January 2026 rule-of-law resolution and declare an immigration-enforcement emergency, as residents asked?

    Said: Organized residents’ testimony and asked the council to publicly reaffirm the Sanctuary Promise Act, fund bilingual rights education, expand staff training and set a communication process for federal operations; an emergency declaration is unsaid.

    On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.

Compare every candidate

A question the evidence leaves open

Which program would you expand first, with what cost and public performance measure?

Sources (3)

  1. 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.
  2. Ramirez · campaign homeCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
  3. Ramirez · about the campaign and key issuesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.