City Council candidate · City of Tigard · November 3, 2026
Shawne Martinez
Tigard resident; climate advocate
Tigard resident running on climate and active transportation, with a campaign site.
Reach the campaign
As published in their campaign site and City filing and campaign announcement.
In their words
Said: We’ve seen firsthand how human caused climate change has affected the Pacific Northwest.
Campaign site
Candidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026
Martinez · campaign site (home page) ↗Verbatim opening of the candidate's own site text, after the fragment “Hotter Summers, wildfire smoke, low snowpack.” (no predicate). No pamphlet statement; the site was found by search and is not printed on his City filing.
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 wordsHis site wants Tigard walkable, bikeable and denser near transit: infill housing and rezoning for energy-efficient homes near services, and fewer people driving alone on the way to net-zero emissions.
- Infill housing and rezoning for dense, energy-efficient homes near transit and services.
- A more walkable and bikeable Tigard so fewer people drive alone.
- Net-zero emissions as soon as possible.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsHe wants Tigard walkable, bikeable and denser near transit; the site states the goals and names rezoning as the tool, without a budget, timeline or which areas would change.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Infill near transit- What
- Said: Would focus on infill housing and rezoning to allow more energy-efficient, dense housing near transit and services such as grocery stores and the library, building up rather than out.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Your bills and taxes
Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Streets, buses and air
Walkable, bikeable Tigard- What
- Said: Wants Tigard more walkable and bikeable so fewer people drive alone, pushing toward net-zero emissions as soon as possible.
- 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. Shawne Martinez is on record on 1, with 5 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.
Close a general-fund shortfall of more than $6 million by cutting library staff and city events and drawing reserves, or raise new revenue?
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.
Tier development charges by home size, discounting smaller and middle homes, for River Terrace 2.0 and citywide, with a decision October 13?
Said: Wants Tigard to build up rather than out, with infill housing and rezoning near existing services; charges for River Terrace 2.0 are unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
A question the evidence leaves open
Which areas would be rezoned first, and what would the changes cost the city?
Sources (2)
- Official candidate listElection authority · Checked September 18, 2026
- Martinez · campaign site (home page)Candidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.