One candidate emphasizes jobs, housing and infrastructure delivered through practical growth. Another foregrounds youth stability, worker benefits and limits on industrial impacts. A third has filed without a published platform for this seat. Ask what each would require of the next data-center proposal.
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.
Supports local economic development, housing opportunities and investment in safe neighborhoods.
Would remove barriers to housing production and back missing-middle homes near transit.
Sees safety as trust, prevention and coordination, including support for the homeless shelter.
Would diversify the economy beyond semiconductors with clearer permitting (building approvals).
Would invest in transportation and public spaces.
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
Council · Ward 3, Position A candidate · City of Hillsboro · November 3, 2026
Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. Skips the heading “Make Our Government Work for the Working Class”.
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
Connects affordability and youth wellbeing with worker benefits, environmental protection and civil rights.
Protect farms, nature and residents from unchecked data-center expansion.
Support living wages and stable benefits.
Make local government responsive to community needs and immigrant protections.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Working-class economics
Youth stability
They ask whether growth produces material security for residents; the site states commitments and beliefs rather than budget or ordinance mechanisms, so delivery would depend on council partners.
Said: Wants safe, stable housing and homelessness made a brief, one-time experience, with public and private efforts to prevent gentrification and evictions.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Trauma-informed care
What
Said: Would invest in trauma-informed care rather than police response to homelessness, and wants local government to follow community priorities rather than what they call illegal ICE actions.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Living-wage employers
What
Said: Wants major industries contributing to community wealth through education and workforce development, and business leaders paying living wages, benefits and stable retirement.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Streets, buses and air
Check data-center growth
What
Said: Would preserve family farms, natural areas and waterways and check data-center expansion they say makes the rich richer at the expense of air, water, land and jobs.
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. Dorian Russell 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 find
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.
Approve Sky Harbour’s seven private-jet hangars at the airport when it refiles?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
On record
Adopt the new data-center zoning limits on October 6 and extend the 120-day moratorium past November 24?
Said: Says unchecked data-center expansion makes the rich richer at the expense of air, water, land and jobs; the moratorium’s extension and the October code amendment are unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Fund a Human Rights Office ($321,000–$553,000 a year) and more legal aid on top of the sanctuary ordinance?
Said: Says local governments must follow community priorities rather than what they call illegal ICE kidnappings and unconstitutional executive orders; the Human Rights Office is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Add local tenant protections and a downtown anti-displacement strategy, or focus on loosening rules to build more?
Said: Wants safe, stable housing with public and private efforts to prevent gentrification and evictions; the specific tenant rules and the Avenida Diez strategy are unsaid.
What data-center conditions and youth-service investments would you propose first?
Sources (2)
Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 18Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
Russell · issuesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
KCPortrait to come
Council · Ward 3, Position A candidate · City of Hillsboro · November 3, 2026
Kimberly Culbertson
Listed by the city’s election authority.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our words
A current policy brief has not yet been completed.
No candidate statement was found in the pamphlet pages reviewed. Campaign, interview and public-record research remains open.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
The absence of a reviewed statement is a research gap, not evidence that this candidate lacks positions.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
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
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
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. Kimberly Culbertson 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 find
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.
Add local tenant protections and a downtown anti-displacement strategy, or focus on loosening rules to build more?
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.
On record
Adopt the new data-center zoning limits on October 6 and extend the 120-day moratorium past November 24?
Said: Told the council July 27, 2026 she supported the moratorium but that 120 days is insufficient, calling for multiple consecutive moratoria to study the impacts properly.
Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. Skips the run-in label “Statement:”.
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
Supports local economic development, housing opportunities and investment in safe neighborhoods.
Connect development with jobs benefiting current residents.
Improve transportation and public spaces.
Expand housing options for families and seniors.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Economic diversification
Housing stability
He wants growth that delivers jobs and homes residents can keep; his site names directions such as permitting predictability and missing-middle housing rather than a budget or ordinance.
Said: Would remove barriers slowing housing production, support missing-middle housing near jobs and transit, back renter and owner stability, first-time-buyer pathways and energy-efficiency retrofits that lower utility costs.
How
Said: Remove barriers that slow production, support missing-middle housing near jobs, services and transit, and back energy-efficient buildings and retrofits to cut monthly utility bills.
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Trust-based safety
What
Said: Sees safety as trust, prevention and coordination: transparency, listening sessions, referrals to services and safety planning, plus support for the city’s homeless shelter.
How
Said: Clear communication, listening sessions, referrals to services and safety planning when communities face fear or disruption; support the success of Hillsboro’s homeless shelter and pathways from crisis to stability.
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Diversify local economy
What
Said: Would diversify Hillsboro’s economy beyond semiconductors with clearer permitting guidance, predictable timelines and business-retention support.
How
Said: Recruit new sectors that fit Hillsboro, clearer permitting guidance and predictable timelines, business-retention support, fair access to city contracts and regional collaboration with neighboring cities and the county.
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Streets, buses and air
Streets and public spaces
What
Said: Would invest in safe neighborhoods, transportation and public spaces.
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. Titonian Wallace Sr. 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 find
Adopt 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.
On record
Add local tenant protections and a downtown anti-displacement strategy, or focus on loosening rules to build more?
Said: Says Hillsboro needs more housing supply and would remove barriers that slow production, but growth must deliver affordability, stability and protection from displacement for renters and owners alike.
Which housing and infrastructure changes would you prioritize in the next budget?
Sources (2)
Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 18Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
Wallace · prioritiesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
