District 3 candidate · Portland City Council · November 3, 2026
Kimberly Tucker
Behavior analyst and mental-health volunteer.
Reach the campaign
As published in their campaign site.
In their words
Said: My name is Kimberly Tucker, and, as I tend to have to tell people, I do actually go by Kimberly.
Campaign site
Candidate statement · Current campaign website; extracted September 20, 2026
Tucker · About the Candidate ↗Verbatim opening of the campaign site's About page after the greeting “Hello all!”. No pamphlet statement; no statement in a City filing among the published sources.
No pamphlet statement was published; this is the verbatim opening of their campaign site’s About page.
What they say they would do
Our summary of their platform, in our wordsEmphasizes program accountability, constituents’ needs and stronger cost-benefit analysis of city spending.
- Examine why programs receive or lose funding.
- Evaluate whether spending decisions are adequately supported.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsHer response explains how she would judge programs, but not which policy outcomes she would prioritize when evidence and resources point in competing directions. That distinction remains important for comparing her with detailed platforms.
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
More officers, specialists- What
- Said: Says police response times are too long; would add armed officers and specialists for non-criminal calls, focus crisis-intervention training on mental health and de-escalation, and publish the police budget in plain language with a cost-benefit analysis.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Cost-benefit analysis- What
- Said: Wants stronger cost-benefit analysis and clearer explanations for program funding decisions. Specific programs to expand or cut are not named in the reviewed response.
- 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. Kimberly Tucker is on record on 1, with 7 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could findPublic money and terms for renovating the Moda Center?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Raise 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.
Expand Portland Street Response to a full 24/7 role?
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.
Hire more sworn officers, or invest first elsewhere?
Said: Says Portland needs additional armed officers and additional specialists to respond to non-criminal calls, with the police budget published jargon-free with a cost-benefit analysis.
Council votes
No Council vote yet. That is not a judgment about experience.
A question the evidence leaves open
Which programs would you evaluate first, and what evidence would change your funding decision?
Sources (2)
- Mercury questionnaire · Tucker’s responsesCandidate statement · September 9, 2026Candidate responses within reporting; the publisher’s campaign assessment is not adopted.
- Tucker · The other issuesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 22, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.