District 4 candidate · Portland City Council · November 3, 2026
Josh Leake
Housing-finance professional, business owner and Portland Film Festival founder.
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- (971) 435-8683
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As published in their pamphlet statement and campaign site.
In their words
Said: I’m Josh. Portland native, housing-finance expert, film producer, and former Portland Police Bureau Explorer Scout.
Pamphlet p. 66
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 20, 2026
Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 66 ↗Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. The ranking instructions and contact lines that open the statement are 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 wordsConnects housing development and economic recovery with enforcement and behavioral-health services.
- Combine public, private and federal resources to build housing.
- Address crime and disorder while treating unhoused people with dignity.
- Support the creative and technology economies and activate public spaces.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsHe emphasizes financing and development as a route to affordability and recovery. The test is which projects have sites, committed money and attainable rents, rather than whether a housing total is ambitious.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Public and private funding- What
- Said: Would combine public, private and federal resources to develop housing.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Said: Says the result would be “thousands” of accessible homes on underused land; no count, timeline or site is given.
Camps, crime and who responds
Enforcement plus services- What
- Said: Combines responses to crime and disorder with behavioral-health services and dignity for unhoused people.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Creative, tech industries- What
- Said: Supports creative and technology industries and activating public spaces.
- 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. Josh Leake 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.
Hire more sworn officers, or invest first elsewhere?
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.
Expand Portland Street Response to a full 24/7 role?
Said: Told the Mercury’s candidate questionnaire that expanding Portland Street Response to 24/7 service is one of his priorities; staffing or funding details are not given.
Council votes
No Council vote yet. That is not a judgment about experience.
A question the evidence leaves open
Which sites and financing commitments would produce homes in the first term?
Sources (1)
- Multnomah County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 66Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.