One candidate offers continuity after leadership and budget turmoil, with regional relationships as the tool. The other argues facilities planning and affordability need a different approach, starting with a cheaper police-facility plan. Ask each for the full cost of their facility answer.
Draft; human review pending.
Key
Said
A campaign statement, in our summary or their words.
Voted
A recorded Council roll call.
— Not found
Not in the sources we reviewed. A research gap, not a position.
Supports more housing choices, easier business processes and reliable city services.
Would expand housing options for every budget and stage of life.
Would keep public-safety services reliable, responsive and accountable, with emergency readiness.
Would control residents’ costs through responsible budgeting while protecting essential services.
Would improve safety for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers and fill sidewalk gaps.
Summaries are our one-line readings of what each candidate says. Issue lines are short forms of the positions in each brief, AI-drafted and awaiting human review; “—” means not found in the sources we reviewed.
Four votes that split this Council
No candidate in this race sits on Council today.
— Not foundNo featured votes are selected for this race yet.
Candidate briefs, A–Z
Mayor candidate · City of Tigard · November 3, 2026
Bill Monahan
Former Tigard and Milwaukie city manager; attorney and consultant.
Photo: Candidate-submitted photo · 2026 Washington County voters’ pamphlet
In their words
Said: I have lived in Tigard since 1982, serving as Planning Director until 1988 and City Manager from 1994 to 2005.
Pamphlet p. 35
Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; extracted September 21, 2026
Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. Skips the heading “About Bill Monahan”.
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 words
Calls for less expensive police-facility solutions, transparent financial analysis and core-service affordability.
Reassess police-facility plans.
Tie project decisions to reliable needs and cost estimates.
Improve council, staff and community relationships.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Facilities restraint
Managerial experience
He argues for cheaper, better-analyzed facilities and core services voters can afford; the alternative police-facility plan and its full cost are not yet specified.
— Not foundNot found in the sources we reviewed. That is a research gap, not a position.
Camps, crime and who responds
Cheaper police facility
What
Said: Would develop what he calls reasonable police-facility solutions after voters rejected the $150 million bond, while maintaining the public-safety levels residents and businesses need.
How
Said: Follow the 2002 library-bond sequence: option land, fund a modest needs analysis and a project model before asking voters, rather than buying land and awarding design contracts first.
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Costed core services
What
Said: Would tie project decisions to reliable needs and cost estimates, deliver affordable core services and restore transparency about the failed bond measure’s true cost.
How
Said: Account publicly for how consultant and land costs on the failed $150 million measure were paid and which utility-fund projects were delayed, before choosing between the 2024 site and alternatives.
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 6 questions. Bill Monahan is on record on 3, with 3 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could find
Tier development charges by home size, discounting smaller and middle homes, for River Terrace 2.0 and citywide, with a decision October 13?
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.
On record
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: Wrote in May 2026 that “there is no need for placing both police and public works on the same site” but the city “already overpaid for a site,” and wants consultant costs accounted for before choosing between it and alternatives.
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 restore and retain library services and focus on core services residents need and can afford; which cuts to reverse and any new revenue are 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: Says the parks bond added parkland the city now admits it cannot maintain without more money; a fee, general-fund shift or levy is unsaid.
What facility alternative would you propose, and what is its full construction and operating cost?
Sources (3)
Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 35Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
Monahan · why I’m running (home page)Candidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
Verbatim opening of the candidate's own statement; publication by the county does not verify the claims. The first sentence is under 12 words, so two are used.
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 words
Supports more housing choices, easier business processes and reliable city services.
Control resident costs through budgeting.
Revitalize downtown and commercial districts.
Improve transportation safety, parks and library services.
Our reading
Our interpretation, not their words
Continuity
Core services
He offers steadiness and regional relationships; his budget claims rest on the past two years, and the materials do not say which recurring choices would keep services funded without new shortfalls.
Said: Would expand housing options for every budget and stage of life.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Camps, crime and who responds
Reliable public safety
What
Said: Would keep public-safety services reliable, responsive and accountable, with emergency readiness and trust between residents and agencies.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Your bills and taxes
Responsible budgeting
What
Said: Would control residents’ costs through responsible budgeting; says he led efforts to close a $6.5 million shortfall while protecting essential services.
How
— Not in their sources
Measured by
— Not in their sources
Streets, buses and air
Safer streets, sidewalks
What
Said: Would improve transportation safety for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists and fill gaps in sidewalks, trails and infrastructure with regional partners.
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. Yi-Kang Hu is on record on 3, with 3 still open. A question without an answer is a research gap, not a position.
No answer we could find
Tier development charges by home size, discounting smaller and middle homes, for River Terrace 2.0 and citywide, with a decision October 13?
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.
On record
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; after its defeat told Tigard Life “I’m not going to support anything until we have a robust engagement process,” wanting a citizens committee and a plan for the existing buildings.
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: Voted yes June 9, 2026 on Resolution 26-22, saying the budget preserves library hours and core services while responding to a general-fund shortfall of more than $6 million, with a one-time draw on reserves rather than new revenue.
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: Told Tigard Life in April 2026, “Down the road, we may look at a levy for extra, but we’re not there yet”; a fee increase or general-fund shift is unsaid.
What recurring budget choices would sustain services without new shortfalls?
Sources (2)
Washington County voters’ pamphlet · PDF page 35Candidate statement · November 2026 edition; reviewed September 18, 2026Written by the candidate or campaign. Publication by the county does not verify the claims.
Hu · prioritiesCandidate statement · Website reviewed September 21, 2026Campaign position. Claimed results and numerical premises have not automatically been independently verified.
