District 3 candidate · Portland City Council · November 3, 2026
Kenneth (Kent) R Landgraver III
Scientific instrument technician and Oregon National Guard veteran.
Reach the campaign
No website, email or phone in the pamphlet statement, and no campaign site found.
In their words
Said: My goal is to ensure every tax dollar goes to doing the people’s work.
Pamphlet p. 60
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 20, 2026
Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 60 ↗Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. The statement opens with two bulleted lists (“3rd District experience:” and “What do i bring to the Council:”); this is its first sentence of running prose.
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 wordsCenters his campaign on consensus, public-service experience and making the new Council work as a legislature.
- Seek unanimous decisions through consensus or compromise.
- Ensure tax dollars support public work.
- Resist recreating the former commission system.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsSeeking unanimity may build broader buy-in, but can also prolong decisions when interests conflict. His statement does not explain when he would accept a majority decision or which policy compromises he would make.
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
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Your bills and taxes
Taxes for public work- What
- Said: Says tax dollars should support public work. Specific budget reallocations or revenue proposals are not established in the reviewed statement.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Streets, buses and air
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. Kenneth (Kent) R Landgraver III is on record on 3, with 5 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could findRaise new revenue, or hold the line on taxes and fees?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Keep funding camp removals at current levels?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Restrict new AI data centers in the city?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Keep the monthly street repair fee?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Raise water bills to pay for the Bull Run filtration plant and system repairs?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Public money and terms for renovating the Moda Center?
Said: Told 350PDX the Moda Center is not within the Clean Energy Fund’s mandate and proposes covering the arena and parking structures with solar and wind; his statement does not say whether other public money should pay.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Hire more sworn officers, or invest first elsewhere?
Said: Told City Club in 2024 he would increase the police force to at least on par with other cities of Portland’s size, with first responders handling non-violent, low-risk calls.
Expand Portland Street Response to a full 24/7 role?
Said: Told City Club in 2024 he would increase Portland Street Response and similar services and move them to 24/7 staffing so police can respond to calls requiring a sworn officer.
Council votes
No Council vote yet. That is not a judgment about experience.
A question the evidence leaves open
How would you resolve an urgent decision when unanimity is impossible?
Sources (1)
- Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 60Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.