City Council candidate · City of Lake Oswego · November 3, 2026
Suzanne Miles
Attorney, law professor and former federal prosecutor.
Reach the campaign
As published in their City filing.
In their words
Said: Lake Oswego is where I’m raising my daughters. As a mom to two middle schoolers and a lifelong public servant, our schools, safe neighborhoods and greenspace are my top priorities.
Pamphlet p. 30
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Clackamas County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 30 ↗Skipped the “Personal:” label; the first sentence is under 12 words, so two are given. 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 wordsPrioritizes school partnerships, first responders, environmental protection and local business.
- Strengthen city partnerships with schools.
- Support police and firefighters.
- Protect natural resources and commercial activity.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsHer four commitments name partners and institutions rather than mechanisms; the school partnership she leads with depends on a separately elected board.
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
Back police and fire- What
- Said: Would support local police and firefighters to keep the community safe and welcoming.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Streets, buses and air
Keep LO green- What
- Said: Would nurture natural resources to keep Lake Oswego green.
- 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. Suzanne Miles 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 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.
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?
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.
Fund the next five school-pathway projects, about $3.75–4.5 million, including two the First Addition neighborhood opposed?
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: Told the council at her May 28, 2026 vacancy interview that the library planning process and the tree-code rewrite were of particular interest to her; whether to build new on a larger site or repair is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
A question the evidence leaves open
Which school partnership can the city fund and deliver, with what measurable benefit?
Sources (2)
- Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 46Candidate 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 30Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.