District 4 candidate · Portland City Council · November 3, 2026
Jeremy Beausoleil Smith
PSU capital-projects and construction manager.
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As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
Campaign finance: sources, amounts and timing ↓
In their words
Said: Portland is way too expensive. I’ll fight to lower costs and make life easier.
Pamphlet p. 61
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 20, 2026
Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 61 ↗Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. The heading “PORTLAND’S BEST DAYS ARE AHEAD OF US” is skipped.
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 wordsProposes social housing, stronger tenant protections and a city Green New Deal.
- A renters’ bill of rights and more housing linked to treatment.
- Protect PCEF, improve walking and cycling, and address CEI Hub risks.
- A four-year AI data-center ban and expanded Street Response.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsHe combines social housing with climate infrastructure and regulation. Construction funding is only one requirement: maintenance, staffing and legal implementation are continuing obligations.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Public housing and stronger renter rights- What
Supports public or nonprofit affordable housing, a renters’ bill of rights and housing connected to treatment.
Full position and context
Supports social housing, a renters’ bill of rights and housing linked to treatment.
- How
- Said: Renters’ protections would be rule changes: no rent increases while code violations exist, six months’ notice, eviction limits during the school year and extreme weather, right to counsel; social-housing funding is not named.
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Expand non-police crisis teams- What
Supports expanding Portland Street Response, the city’s non-police crisis response service.
Full position and context
Supports expanded Portland Street Response.
- How
- Said: Would expand Portland Street Response to 24/7 citywide coverage by adding staff and transport capacity; no funding source is named.
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
Your bills and taxes
Protect the clean-energy fund- What
Would protect the Portland Clean Energy Fund, which pays for climate-related work.
Full position and context
Would protect the Portland Clean Energy Fund.
- How
- Not found in the reviewed sources
- Measured by
- Not found in the reviewed sources
Streets, buses and air
Four-year pause on AI data centers- What
Proposes a four-year AI data-center ban, walking and cycling improvements, and action on risks at Northwest Portland’s fuel-storage terminals.
Full position and context
Proposes a four-year AI data-center ban, walking and cycling improvements, and action on CEI Hub risks.
- How
- Said: Would stop further CEI Hub expansion and develop a full tank draw-down plan; the data-center moratorium would be a four-year rule; no funding source is named for walking and cycling.
- Measured by
- Said: Points to Portland’s net-zero carbon commitment by 2050 as the target every major transportation, energy and building decision would be measured against.
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 9 questions. Jeremy Beausoleil Smith is on record on 7, with 2 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.
Keep the monthly street repair fee?
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: Would vote to approve the project and re-legalize apartments, and would speed construction with modular and mass-timber building.
When, if ever, would they raise taxes or fees?
Said: Answers “Yes” to “Should we Tax the Rich in Portland?” in a campaign post; his platform expects large corporations to contribute their fair share, with no specific tax named.
Add police officers, expand non-police responders, or both?
Said: Calls for a City Auditor review of police response times, staffing and overtime; says the answer cannot be more money for PPB without understanding the problem.
Keep funding camp removals at current levels?
Said: Would reallocate money from sweeps, which he calls cruel and no closer to solving the housing crisis, toward a range of supports including community-governed supportive campsites with showers, lockers and wraparound services.
Restrict new AI data centers in the city?
Said: Supports a four-year moratorium on new data-center development, citing electricity rates, water use, pollution and grid reliability.
Expand Portland Street Response to a full 24/7 role?
Said: Supports expanding Portland Street Response to 24/7 citywide coverage with more staff and transport capacity.
Raise water bills to pay for the Bull Run filtration plant and system repairs?
Said: Says the $3 billion Bull Run filtration project will double water bills over a decade; asks Council for affordability, accountability and pursuit of alternatives to the plant.
Council votes
No Council vote yet. That is not a judgment about experience.
A question the evidence leaves open
How would you fund and maintain the proposed housing and infrastructure?
Sources (2)
- Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 61Candidate 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 · Jeremy Beausoleil Smith’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.