One candidate would keep the state investing in schools, tenant protections and family services; another would stop tax increases, loosen housing rules and enforce existing laws. A third has no published brief, so party alone says nothing about his positions.
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.
A current, attributable policy brief has not yet been completed.
—not found in the sources we reviewed
—not found in the sources we reviewed
—not found in the sources we reviewed
—not found in the sources we reviewed
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
Senate · District 13 candidate · Oregon Legislature · November 3, 2026
Courtney Neron Misslin
Incumbent senator; educator and former state representative.
Photo: Campaign photo · courtneyfororegon.com
In their words
Said: As your State Senator, I'm pushing back against federal overreach and policies that benefit only the ultra-wealthy.
Voters’ pamphlet
Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 state voters’ pamphlet; extracted September 21, 2026
First sentence of the filed statement; the name, party, occupation and background header fields above it are skipped.
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 to childcare, public education, housing stability and healthcare access.
Expand school meals, special-education support and affordable childcare.
Preserve subsidized housing, prevent evictions and fund infrastructure for new homes.
Protect Medicaid and reproductive care; invest in behavioral-health services.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Public investment
Tenant protections
She pairs building more homes with protecting the affordable homes that exist, and funds prevention-first safety and healthcare through state investment; the site lists past appropriations and bills rather than a costed next-term plan.
Said: Build more homes and protect existing affordable ones: eviction prevention, housing-first strategies, stronger tenant protections and rent-increase transparency (her HB 3042), and state money for sewer and water lines so towns can build.
How
Said: Passed HB 3042 for tenant protections and rent-increase transparency; backs housing-first strategies and state investment in sewer and water infrastructure so communities can build.
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Crime, drugs and who responds
Prevention-first safety
What
Said: Prevention-focused safety: expanded mental-health resources, full funding for the 9-8-8 crisis line, domestic-violence legislation, gun-safety measures such as safe storage, and police accountability, alongside money for Tigard’s police facility.
How
Said: Voted to fully fund the 9-8-8 crisis line, introduced domestic-violence legislation, and secured $3 million toward Tigard’s police and public-works facility.
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Taxes, the kicker and the budget
No I-5 bridge tolls
What
Said: Lower household bills rather than raise them: she opposed tolling the I-5 bridge in Wilsonville, backs universal school meals as a family-budget saving, and wants lower prescription-drug costs.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
Said: Puts the school-meal saving at an average of $1,400 a year per family.
Roads, transit and climate
Toxics rules, clean energy
What
Said: Stronger toxics standards, clean-energy job training, sustainable transportation, responsible land use and climate resilience, with district money for the Sherwood pedestrian bridge and transit-oriented workforce housing.
How
Said: $4 million for the Sherwood pedestrian bridge over Highway 99W and $1.9 million for transit-oriented workforce housing near the Wilsonville Transit Center; updated the Toxic Free Kids Act.
Measured by
— Not in their sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 8 questions. Courtney Neron Misslin is on record on 7, with 1 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could find
Let the state keep part of a future kicker refund for wildfire or other one-time needs?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
On record
Vote for a 2027 transportation package that raises the gas tax and vehicle fees again?
Said: Voted yes on HB 3991 in the Senate on September 29, 2025, the gas-tax and fee package voters later repealed; the enrolled bill also repealed the mandatory toll program.
Close the 2027–29 budget gap with new revenue, or with cuts alone?
Said: Voted yes on SB 1507 on February 16, 2026, which disconnects Oregon from federal H.R. 1 business tax breaks, raising about $314 million for 2027–29, and enlarges the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Make data centers pay their own way: separate power rates, an end to tax breaks, or a pause on new ones?
Said: Voted yes on HB 3546, the POWER Act, in the Senate on June 3, 2025; it lets regulators put data centers in their own electricity rate class.
Keep paying for state-funded shelter beds and the homelessness emergency after June 2027?
Said: Carried HB 3644 on the Senate floor and voted yes on June 26, 2025; the law creates the statewide shelter program funded with $204.9 million through June 2027.
Keep the 2024 approach of recriminalized possession plus county deflection programs, and fund them in 2027–29?
Said: Voted yes on HB 4002 in the House on February 29, 2024, which recriminalized possession and created county deflection programs.
Spend more state money on wildfire prevention and firefighting?
Said: Voted yes on HB 3940 on June 26, 2025, which taxes oral nicotine, raises the timber harvest tax and moves Rainy Day Fund interest to wildfire funds.
Keep adding state limits on federal immigration enforcement, on top of Oregon's sanctuary law?
Said: Voted yes on HB 4138 on March 5, 2026, requiring officers to identify themselves and limiting masks; her site says she has worked to strengthen Oregon’s sanctuary protections.
Neron Misslin · Meet CourtneyCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
Oregon Secretary of State · filed candidate statement · PDF page 64Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 state voters’ pamphlet; PDF printed September 9, 2026; reviewed September 21, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign for the state voters’ pamphlet, which is not published until September 29, 2026.
Senate · District 13 candidate · Oregon Legislature · November 3, 2026
Glenn Lancaster
Electrical-engineering entrepreneur and Wilsonville community advocate.
Photo: Campaign photo · glennlancaster.com
In their words
Said: I love this district and state. Anna and I built our life here and proudly call Wilsonville home.
Voters’ pamphlet
Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 state voters’ pamphlet; extracted September 21, 2026
First two sentences of the filed statement (the first is under 12 words); header fields skipped.
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
Blames policy choices for rising costs and proposes tax restraint, housing-rule changes and stronger enforcement.
Oppose gas-tax and other tax increases.
Change land-use and housing policies that restrict supply.
Enforce laws and demand measurable results from schools and public programs.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Tax restraint
Enforcement first
He blames rising costs on state policy and would stop tax increases, loosen housing and land-use rules and enforce existing laws; the site does not name which rules would change or how roads and services would be funded instead.
Said: Change the housing and land-use policies he says restrict supply and drive up rent and home prices.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Crime, drugs and who responds
Enforce existing laws
What
Said: Restore public order and enforce the law, and demand what he calls real solutions to addiction and homelessness rather than treating them as permanent.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Taxes, the kicker and the budget
No tax increases
What
Said: Stop the gas tax and stop tax increases; demand accountability for what works and stop funding programs that grow even when they fail.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Roads, transit and climate
— 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 8 questions. Glenn Lancaster is on record on 4, with 4 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could find
Make data centers pay their own way: separate power rates, an end to tax breaks, or a pause on new ones?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Keep the 2024 approach of recriminalized possession plus county deflection programs, and fund them in 2027–29?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Spend more state money on wildfire prevention and firefighting?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Keep adding state limits on federal immigration enforcement, on top of Oregon's sanctuary law?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
On record
Vote for a 2027 transportation package that raises the gas tax and vehicle fees again?
Said: Says his opponent voted for HB 3991’s six-cent gas tax and higher fees, which voters rejected by more than four to one, and that he will stop the next tax increase.
Let the state keep part of a future kicker refund for wildfire or other one-time needs?
Said: Says he will stop the next tax increase and protect your kicker refund.
Close the 2027–29 budget gap with new revenue, or with cuts alone?
Said: Says Salem passed the largest tax increase in state history; he would stop tax increases and stop funding programs that grow even when they fail.
Keep paying for state-funded shelter beds and the homelessness emergency after June 2027?
Said: Says addiction and homelessness are treated as permanent and demands real solutions with accountability and results; he does not say whether to keep funding state shelter beds.
Lancaster · aboutCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
Oregon Secretary of State · filed candidate statement · PDF page 66Candidate statement · Filed for the November 2026 state voters’ pamphlet; PDF printed September 9, 2026; reviewed September 21, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign for the state voters’ pamphlet, which is not published until September 29, 2026.
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Senate · District 13 candidate · Oregon Legislature · November 3, 2026
Tim E Nelson
Qualified candidate in the official general-election filings.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our words
A current, attributable policy brief has not yet been completed.
Current campaign and interview research remains incomplete. Inclusion in the official field is checked separately from policy evidence.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Party affiliation does not establish this candidate’s personal positions. The missing brief is a research gap.
Where they stand
Housing and homelessness
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Crime, drugs and who responds
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Taxes, the kicker and the budget
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Roads, transit and climate
— 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 8 questions. Tim E Nelson is on record on 0, with 8 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could find
Vote for a 2027 transportation package that raises the gas tax and vehicle fees again?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Let the state keep part of a future kicker refund for wildfire or other one-time needs?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Close the 2027–29 budget gap with new revenue, or with cuts alone?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Make data centers pay their own way: separate power rates, an end to tax breaks, or a pause on new ones?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Keep paying for state-funded shelter beds and the homelessness emergency after June 2027?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Keep the 2024 approach of recriminalized possession plus county deflection programs, and fund them in 2027–29?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Spend more state money on wildfire prevention and firefighting?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Keep adding state limits on federal immigration enforcement, on top of Oregon's sanctuary law?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
