City Council candidate · City of Tigard · November 3, 2026
John Goodhouse
Insurance-business owner and former councilor.
Reach the campaign
As published in their City filing.
In their words
Said: As a lifelong Tigard resident, my greatest honor has been serving as a former city councilor in the community where I grew up and where I’ve raised my kids.
Pamphlet p. 36
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 36 ↗Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. Skips the header fields (committee appointments, family) and the run-in label “Keeping Community First:”. This sentence is printed inside quotation marks attributed to “John Goodhouse for Tigard City Council”, that is, to the candidate himself, so it is treated as his statement text rather than an endorsement quote.
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 wordsEmphasizes business activity, police, more efficient homebuilding and transportation connections.
- Streamline housing development.
- Support downtown events and businesses.
- Improve sidewalks, cycling connections and traffic movement.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsHe links business, events and streamlined homebuilding to affordability and city revenue; the permitting changes and their effect on infrastructure costs are not detailed.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Streamline home building- What
- Said: Would work with builders and city planning to streamline home building and make housing more affordable.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Back the police- What
- Said: Would support the Police Department to make the community safer to live, get around and raise families.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Business-led growth- What
- Said: Would support new and existing businesses, more private events and downtown Tigard to drive economic growth.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Streets, buses and air
Sidewalks and bike lanes- What
- Said: Would improve transportation throughout Tigard: sidewalks, bike lanes, trails connecting neighborhoods and traffic congestion.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
The choices this office faces
Every candidate in this race is asked the same 6 questions. John Goodhouse is on record on 2, with 4 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could findAfter voters rejected the $150 million bond, build a public-works building first with rate-backed bonds and a smaller police bond later, or sell the Wall Street site?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Cover a $1 million-a-year parks shortfall by raising the parks fee, shifting general-fund money, or asking voters for a parks levy?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Approve activating Axon’s Fusus live-camera network for police and expand red-light photo enforcement?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Expand the no-camping buffer around shelters and service sites from 500 to 1,000 feet and restrict vehicle camping?
Nothing on this exact choice in the sources we reviewed.
Close a general-fund shortfall of more than $6 million by cutting library staff and city events and drawing reserves, or raise new revenue?
Said: Would support the process for more private events in Tigard as the city ends its own; the library cuts and new revenue are unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Tier development charges by home size, discounting smaller and middle homes, for River Terrace 2.0 and citywide, with a decision October 13?
Said: Would work with builders and city planning to streamline the process and make housing more affordable; tiered development charges are unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
A question the evidence leaves open
Which permitting changes would reduce costs without shifting infrastructure costs onto existing residents?
Sources (1)
- Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 36Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.