Senate · District 13 candidate · Oregon Legislature · November 3, 2026
Tim E Nelson
Qualified candidate in the official general-election filings.
Reach the campaign
No campaign site, filed pamphlet statement, questionnaire or campaign email was found; the ORESTAR filing page refuses automated requests, so any contact it lists could not be read.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our wordsA 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 wordsParty 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 findVote 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.
A question the evidence leaves open
Which specific laws and budget changes would you prioritize, and how would they be funded?
Sources (2)
- Oregon Secretary of State · qualified 2026 general-election filingsElection authority · Checked September 18, 2026
- 2026 qualified filing · LibertarianElection authority · Checked September 18, 2026