Council · Ward 2, Position A candidate · City of Hillsboro · November 3, 2026
Ivette Pantoja
Preschool owner and former Hillsboro school-board chair.
Reach the campaign
- ivettepantoja.com (opens in a new tab)
- Volunteer form (opens in a new tab)
- Instagram (opens in a new tab)
As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
In their words
Said: Ivette is the proud daughter of Mexican immigrants and the granddaughter of migrant farmworkers.
Pamphlet p. 17
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 17 ↗Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. Skips the heading “Born and Raised in Hillsboro”.
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 affordable homes, employment, small-business opportunity and safety for families.
- Support employers and jobs that benefit working households.
- Expand access to affordable homes.
- Protect residents’ safety and dignity.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsShe frames housing and jobs through school-board and childcare experience; her site describes goals such as missing-middle housing and apprenticeships without the city funding or rule changes attached.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Missing-middle homes- What
- Said: Treats affordable homes as the backbone of community and wants housing options expanded, from missing-middle to multifamily, matched to neighborhood infrastructure to reduce family displacement.
- 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
Jobs and apprenticeships- What
- Said: Wants employers and jobs that let working-class families and small businesses thrive, with apprenticeships and career pathways aligned to local employers.
- How
- Said: Align education from early childhood through career-technical programs with local employer needs and expand apprenticeships in high-growth sectors such as advanced manufacturing.
- 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. Ivette Pantoja 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 findAdopt the new data-center zoning limits on October 6 and extend the 120-day moratorium past November 24?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Raise the fees data centers pay on abated taxes and set stricter terms on new abatements?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Raise the transportation utility fee to $11.64 a month and sewer and stormwater rates about 5% from January 1?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Fund a Human Rights Office ($321,000–$553,000 a year) and more legal aid on top of the sanctuary ordinance?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Approve Sky Harbour’s seven private-jet hangars at the airport when it refiles?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Add local tenant protections and a downtown anti-displacement strategy, or focus on loosening rules to build more?
Said: Wants balanced development from missing-middle to multifamily housing matched to neighborhood infrastructure so residents are not priced out; tenant protections and the downtown strategy are unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
A question the evidence leaves open
Which city housing and childcare measures would you prioritize, and how would you fund them?
Sources (2)
- Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 17Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
- Pantoja · prioritiesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.