District 3 candidate · Portland City Council · November 3, 2026
Angelita Morillo
Incumbent councilor; former anti-hunger policy advocate.
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As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
Campaign finance: sources, amounts and timing ↓
In their words
Said: As the youngest person ever elected to Portland City Council, Angelita is the only immigrant, renter and transit-dependent leader who’s experienced homelessness serving Portland.
Pamphlet p. 56
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 20, 2026
Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 56 ↗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 wordsIdentifies as a democratic socialist and puts tenants, transit, climate and civil liberties at the center of her platform.
- Strengthen tenant rights and create shelters with unhoused residents.
- Invest in transit, bike lanes and sidewalks; oppose oil-train and data-center expansion.
- Support Street Response, violence prevention and police accountability.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsShe favors expanding public alternatives and constraining institutional power. The practical questions are which protections Council can enforce and how to fund housing, transport and services together.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Buy affordable homes; prevent evictions- What
Would buy buildings to keep rents affordable, continue emergency rent help and audit shelter providers. Earlier statements also support stronger tenant rights and paths to homeownership.
Full position and context
Her current platform proposes buying buildings to keep rents affordable, continuing emergency rent assistance, building more homes affordable to working families, and auditing homelessness programs and shelter contractors.
Earlier sourced position: Supports tenant rights and expanded homeownership, and would push to create shelters by and for unhoused people.
- How
- Said: Points to a $17 million fund for the city to buy buildings and keep rents permanently low, and continued emergency rent help.
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
Camps, crime and who responds
24-hour crisis teams; police accountability- What
Would expand Portland Street Response, the city’s non-police crisis team, to 24 hours a day and coordinate it with violence prevention. Proposes annual police-program audits.
Full position and context
Her second-term platform would expand Portland Street Response to 24 hours a day, coordinate crisis-response and violence-prevention programs, send trained responders to frequent crisis locations, and audit police programs annually. She also proposes restrictions on surveillance technology.
Earlier sourced position: Supports Street Response, violence prevention and police accountability.
- How
- Said: Moved over $2 million to hire unarmed crisis responders; would cut police overtime, audit police programs yearly, and merge crisis response and violence prevention into one team.
- Measured by
- Said: Cites Street Response handling over 15,000 crisis calls last year with no police needed 94 percent of the time as the result to build on.
Your bills and taxes
Better terms for the arena deal- What
Wants a financially fair Moda Center deal and scrutiny of city spending. Her vote against the negotiating terms does not mean she wants the Blazers to leave.
Full position and context
Lists fighting for a fair Moda deal for Portland and leading the first investigation into millions of undisclosed taxpayer dollars. Opposed the amended Moda term sheet; that vote does not by itself establish opposition to retaining the team.
- How
- Not found in the reviewed sources
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
Streets, buses and air
Transit, bikes and sidewalks- What
Would invest in transit, bike lanes and sidewalks. Also seeks to stop oil trains and data-center expansion.
Full position and context
Prioritizes investments in transit, bike lanes and sidewalks, and says she is working to shut down oil trains and data-center expansion.
- How
- Said: Names a small fee on Uber and Lyft rides for potholes and streetlights, partnerships with other governments to keep transit funded, and blocking Zenith’s sale until safety is proven.
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 9 questions. Angelita Morillo is on record on 9. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
On recordRezone the inner east side to allow apartment buildings off the main streets (the Inner Eastside Zoning Project)?
Said: Will vote yes. She co-sponsored Resolution 37746, which set the project’s accelerated timeline, and says off-corridor apartments near transit are the textbook answer to the housing crisis.
Public money and terms for renovating the Moda Center?
Angelita Morillo: NoVoted no on Approve the Moda negotiating framework
Said: Says she demanded transparency on proposed Moda Center changes and pushed back on taxpayers footing that bill.
When, if ever, would they raise taxes or fees?
Said: Says she secured new funding for potholes and streetlights with a small fee on Uber and Lyft rides.
Add police officers, expand non-police responders, or both?
Said: Moved over $2 million to hire unarmed crisis responders, cut police overtime and would audit police programs yearly; her platform does not say whether to hire more sworn officers.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Keep funding camp removals at current levels?
Angelita Morillo: YesVoted yes on Shift funding away from homeless-camp removals
Said: Says she prepared legislation strengthening oversight of the homelessness contractor Urban Alchemy while supporting a shift away from costly homeless camp sweeps toward public bathrooms, sanitation and low-barrier jobs.
Restrict new AI data centers in the city?
Said: Lists “Stop new data centers” as a second-term priority; her pamphlet says she is working to shut down data center expansion.
Expand Portland Street Response to a full 24/7 role?
Angelita Morillo: YesVoted yes on Expand Portland Street Response’s role
Said: Would expand Portland Street Response to 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Keep the monthly street repair fee?
Angelita Morillo: YesVoted yes on Create a monthly transportation utility fee
Said: Says she improved the proposed transportation utility fee by requiring the City to study fairer options and add affordability protections before it takes effect; the page does not say whether to keep the fee.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Raise water bills to pay for the Bull Run filtration plant and system repairs?
Angelita Morillo: NoVoted no on Raise annual water rates
Said: Lists “Fought water rate increases” among her first-term promises kept.
Council votes
Recorded vote · then our reading of the recordSpend less on clearing camps to fund other services?
YesOur reading: Proposed moving camp-removal money to other services
What Council decided
This proposal would move about $4.3 million from clearing homeless camps to a package supporting housing, food, immigration services and city staff. Camping rules would stay in place.
This was a spending amendment, not a vote to repeal the criminal camping ban. Green’s related Ground Score amendment did not take effect because the parent proposal failed.
Raise water bills by about $5 a month?
NoOur reading: Opposed the water borrowing and higher water charges
What Council decided
This increase would bring in more money for the water system. A typical monthly water charge would rise from about $66 to $71, before sewer and stormwater charges.
The typical-bill estimate assumes five hundred cubic feet of monthly water use. Actual bills depend on use, billing period and applicable assistance; this is not the total combined utility bill.
Use expected savings to help fund police and firefighters?
NoOur reading: Favored restoring more services while keeping police-oversight money
What Council decided
The city expected the office that checks police conduct to have money left over. This proposal would use those expected savings for police and fire services. The savings were not guaranteed.
The tradeoff concerned using money allocated to the new oversight office. The proposal did not abolish that office, and expected underspending was a forecast.
Back these starting terms for renovating Moda Center?
NoOur reading: Sought more financial safeguards before an arena commitment
What Council decided
The city proposed $120 million for renovations and $275 million for future building needs over 20 years. This vote approved terms for negotiations, not a final contract.
A negotiating framework, not a final construction contract. Support or opposition to this package is not a complete position on retaining the Trail Blazers.
A Term sheet. Starting terms for a negotiation. Approving one is not a final contract., not a final contract.
A question the evidence leaves open
How would you finance service expansion while controlling household bills?
Sources (4)
- Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 56Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
- Portland: Neighbors Welcome 2026 endorsement questionnaire · Angelita Morillo’s responsesCandidate statement · Responses posted September 22, 2026; reviewed October 14, 2026The candidate’s own written answers, published by a group that endorses in this race. Campaign position; claimed results have not been independently verified.
- Council Lab · current-term record and official-source linksReporting · Current-term research indexIndependent, unofficial research aid. Follow the linked City records for authoritative votes. Automated transcript excerpts require recording verification before quotation.
- Angelita Morillo · current platformCandidate statement · Accessed November 2, 2026The candidate’s stated proposal, not a verified outcome or an endorsement. An undated page does not establish when the position was first adopted.