City Council candidate · City of Tigard · November 3, 2026
Tom Anderson
City councilor and real-estate broker.
Reach the campaign
As published in their pamphlet statement.
In their words
Said: Tom wants Tigard to remain a community where people can afford to live, businesses can succeed, and families can put down roots.
Pamphlet p. 38
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 38 ↗Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. Skips the label lines “ELECT TOM ANDERSON” and “PROVEN LEADERSHIP. LOCAL PRIORITIES.”.
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 wordsSupports entry-level housing, workforce development, better roads and sustained public services.
- Encourage starter and middle housing.
- Pursue transfer and improvement of Hall Boulevard.
- Improve emergency-service facilities and sustain parks funding.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their wordsHe ties growth to roads, facilities and parks funding; taking over Hall Boulevard and sustaining parks need money and agreements from other governments that his materials do not cost.
Where they stand
Rent and homes
Starter and middle housing- What
- Said: Would encourage entry-level and middle housing to improve affordability.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Fix police facilities- What
- Said: Would improve facility conditions for police and emergency responders.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Jobs in vacant facilities- What
- Said: Would partner workforce programs with industrial spaces to fill vacant facilities, address downtown parking needs and secure sustainable funding for parks, trails and ballfields.
- How
- Not in their sources
- Measured by
- Not in their sources
Streets, buses and air
Take over Hall Boulevard- What
- Said: Would seek state transfer of Hall Boulevard to the city with corridor upgrades.
- 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. Tom Anderson is on record on 4, with 2 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could findApprove 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.
After 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?
Said: Voted February 17, 2026 to refer the $150 million bond and would improve facility conditions for police and emergency responders; what to build first, or whether to sell the site, is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
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: Was absent for the June 9, 2026 budget vote; told Tigard Life he would protect essential city services through balanced budgeting. Which cuts or revenue he would choose is unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
Cover a $1 million-a-year parks shortfall by raising the parks fee, shifting general-fund money, or asking voters for a parks levy?
Said: Would maintain service levels and secure sustainable funding for parks, trails and ballfields; whether by fee, general fund or levy is 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: Says he would guide the River Terrace 2.0 development; tiered development charges are unsaid.
On the topic; the exact choice is unsaid.
A question the evidence leaves open
What would the city pay to take responsibility for Hall Boulevard and maintain it over time?
Sources (2)
- Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 38Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
- Anderson · on the issuesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.