District 3 candidate · Portland City Council · November 3, 2026
Patrick Hilton
Building operations manager with architectural-design and parks experience.
Reach the campaign
- patrickhilton4pdx.org (opens in a new tab)
- patrickhilton4d3pdx@outlook.com
- Volunteer form (opens in a new tab)
As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
Campaign finance: sources, amounts and timing ↓
In their words
Said: This is our Goonies moment, Portland. Developers and well-funded lobbyists want to rezone our neighborhoods for maximum return.
Pamphlet p. 57
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 20, 2026
Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 57 ↗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 wordsWants housing policy to protect existing buildings, neighborhood businesses and tenants while creating paths to ownership.
- Prioritize adaptive reuse, community land trusts and co-housing.
- Expand safe-sleeping infrastructure and consistent public-space rules.
- Tax vacant units and polluters; redirect consultant spending.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsAdaptive reuse and shared ownership seek to protect people and places from displacement. The unresolved comparison is how quickly those tools would add affordable homes relative to redevelopment.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Reuse buildings; shared paths to ownership- What
Would convert existing buildings and test community-owned land and shared housing models that help residents become owners.
Full position and context
Would champion adaptive reuse and historic preservation, and pilot community land trusts and co-housing with pathways to ownership.
- How
- Said: Would use existing federal grants to convert downtown commercial space to live-work homes, and put underused city street land into a land trust for lower-income ownership homes.
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Safe sleeping places and public-space rules- What
Would provide safe places to sleep and safety ambassadors while enforcing consistent rules for public spaces.
Full position and context
Would expand safe-sleeping infrastructure and safety ambassadors and enforce consistent public-space rules.
- How
- Said: Would create managed campgrounds as soon as possible, as an immediate option for getting people off the street.
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
Your bills and taxes
Tax vacant homes and polluters- What
Proposes taxes on vacant homes and polluters, and moving money away from consultants.
Full position and context
Proposes taxes on vacant units and polluters, and shifting money away from consultants.
- How
- Said: Names the money: taxes on polluters and vacant units, plus consultant spending redirected toward core services, the arts and neighborhood events.
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
Streets, buses and air
Protect trees and existing neighborhoods- What
Wants to protect trees, affordable homes and local businesses from demolition and redevelopment, while reusing existing buildings.
Full position and context
Would protect Portland’s urban tree canopy and existing neighborhoods from demolition and redevelopment, while supporting reuse of buildings. His campaign links environmental protection with preserving affordable homes and local businesses.
- How
- Not found in the reviewed sources
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 9 questions. Patrick Hilton is on record on 5, with 4 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.
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.
Rezone the inner east side to allow apartment buildings off the main streets (the Inner Eastside Zoning Project)?
Said: Calls the question vague and is open to a policy that weighs every factor, but says a project of this scale needs deep investigation and long debate to avoid losses the city could not recover from.
When, if ever, would they raise taxes or fees?
Said: Would tax polluters and vacant units, and redirect consultant spending to core services.
Add police officers, expand non-police responders, or both?
Said: Told OPB in 2024 he would fully fund Street Response and CHAT and use police sparingly, but that more police and budget are needed for officers who are well-trained and not over-stressed.
Keep funding camp removals at current levels?
Said: Says the city cannot allow camping on sidewalks anymore and must create managed campgrounds as soon as possible as the immediate alternative; his page does not say whether removal funding should stay at current levels.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Expand Portland Street Response to a full 24/7 role?
Said: Told OPB in 2024 he would vote to fully fund Portland Street Response and CHAT; his answer does not say whether Street Response should expand to a 24/7 role.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Council votes
No Council vote yet. That is not a judgment about experience.
A question the evidence leaves open
How many homes would the preservation and ownership programs create, and on what timeline?
Sources (3)
- Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 57Candidate 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 · Patrick Hilton’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.
- Patrick Hilton · campaign prioritiesCandidate 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.