Corcoran City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Jon
Bottema
Jon Bottema is running for Corcoran City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 4 candidates are running for 2 seats.
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The race · City Council
- 01Jon BottemaYou’re reading
- 02Abbie Hill
- 03Mark LantermanIncumbent
- 04Jason Woody
Background
- About
- Managing Director at UBS and an EMT with North Ambulance; Corcoran City Council member 2016–2025.
- Campaign website
- www.bottemaforcorcoran.com
Jon Bottema, Mark Lanterman and Jason Woody attended the Sept. 21 League of Women Voters forum; Abbie Hill was unable to attend. Press and News
On the record: Jon Bottema
6 sourced01Civic Campus1 sourced position
as reported by the Press and News; not a direct quote
Called the suggested $40 million civic campus spending "egregious" at the Sept. 21 forum and said the city should go back to the drawing board on its needs.
Forum answerPress and NewsLink
02Business tax base1 sourced position
Said any incentives for commercial and industrial development must be transparent, limited and tied to public benefits.
Any incentives must be transparent, limited and tied to measurable public benefits.”
Own statementPress and News · Sep 24, 2026Link
03Growth2 sourced positions
as reported by the Press and News; not a direct quote
Agreed at the Sept. 21 forum that the council should hold developers accountable, saying it should "hold builders' feet to the fire."
Forum answerPress and NewsLink
Said new development should pay its own way rather than create obligations for existing taxpayers.
New development should pay its own way rather than create future infrastructure and service obligations for existing taxpayers.”
Own statementPress and News · Sep 24, 2026Link
04Traffic1 sourced position
Said at the Sept. 21 forum the city should enforce the speed limit and discourage cut-through traffic.
Make it painful to go through Corcoran if you're cutting through here”
Forum answerPress and NewsLink
05Spending1 sourced position
Lists holding the line on taxes and spending among his results from his earlier council service.
Held the line on taxes and spending—growth tied to population + inflation”
Own statementJon Bottema campaign websiteLink
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