City Council candidate · City of Lake Oswego · November 3, 2026
Peren Tiemann
Law clerk and city diversity, equity and inclusion advisory-board chair.
Reach the campaign
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- PerenforLakeOswego@gmail.com
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As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
In their words
Said: I grew up in Lake Oswego and have been a community advocate and organizer since my time at Lakeridge High School.
Pamphlet p. 31
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 31 ↗Skipped “Building a safe, accessible, and welcoming future for all.”, a slogan with a period but no finite predicate. 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 more accessible housing, transit and public programs, alongside climate and emergency preparedness.
- Expand housing and transit choices.
- Plan for climate impacts and emergencies.
- Make city resources accessible to more residents.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsA broad program built on partnerships and exploration (subsidies, shuttles, scholarships) whose sequencing and financing are still open.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Renter, senior options- What
- Said: Would add housing options for lower-wage earners, renters, seniors and first-time buyers, exploring subsidies, rental assistance and incentives for affordable homes.
- How
- Said: Subsidized programs, rental-assistance methods, partnerships with community organizations and incentives for affordable housing, all still to be explored.
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Mental-health responders- What
- Said: Would keep prioritizing mental-health first responders, build on community policing, and expand emergency preparedness.
- How
- Said: Support for firefighters, emergency-maintenance and road-clearing staff; pathways for emergency workers to afford living in the city.
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Sound long-term budgets- What
- Said: Would keep city budgeting realistic and sound for long-term stability, and keep costs of living low.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Streets, buses and air
Transit, bikes, shuttles- What
- Said: Would expand transit, bike and walking options, partnering with TriMet and exploring community shuttles, and adopt climate plans that cut the city’s environmental impact.
- How
- Said: Partnerships with TriMet, community shuttles or services like the library’s home delivery; more pathways with crosswalk and speed enforcement; programs with environmental experts for landscaping, commuting and home.
- Measured by
- Said: Collision data tracked as roads and pathways are improved; no target set.
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 6 questions. Peren Tiemann 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 findRaise sewer bills 28% at once in July 2027, or 8% a year for ten years, to pay for the $370 million wastewater plant?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Keep the new rule that new homes retain 45% of large trees or pay $300–$400 an inch?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Give the North Anchor developer until March 2027 to finance an 88-room hotel, or pivot that downtown parcel to another use?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Build a new 50,000–70,000-square-foot library on a larger west-side site and sell the current one, or repair the 1983 building?
Said: Says that as opportunities like a new library come into view the city should prioritize spaces where people gather, and wants longer library hours; site versus repair is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Where should Lake Oswego put the 4,850 homes the state now expects: rezoned office land like Kruse Way and Foothills, or also inside single-family neighborhoods?
Said: Wants more housing for lower-wage earners, renters, seniors and first-time buyers through subsidies, rental assistance and incentives; where the 4,850 homes should go is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Fund the next five school-pathway projects, about $3.75–4.5 million, including two the First Addition neighborhood opposed?
Said: Would keep expanding bike access, building pathways and enforcing crosswalk laws and speed limits, tracking collision data; the five recommended projects are unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
A question the evidence leaves open
Which accessibility or housing change would you deliver first, and how would it be financed?
Sources (3)
- Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 47Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
- Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 31Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
- Tiemann · issuesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.