Happy Valley, ORVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Happy Valley Mayor & City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

3 contests

4 candidates

Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Mayor · Unopposed

City Council Position 1 · 1 seat

City Council Position 3 · Unopposed

Voters citywide choose the mayor and, separately, each of Positions 1 and 3; all are elected at large and nonpartisan.

1 note on these statements

Position 3 lists one candidate in the county voters' pamphlet table of contents, Councilor Brett M Sherman. Clackamas County Voters' Pamphlet, Nov. 3, 2026 general election

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

David GolobayCouncilor, Position 2; term ends December 20283sourcedGlenn WachterCouncilor, Position 4; term ends December 20283sourced

Officeholders' pages compare what they've said with how they've voted, with sources.

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Match quiz2 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesGrowth and housing density, Police services contract, Community center fundingKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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Next date

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Tue, Oct 13, 2026

All key dates

What the next council decides

Growth and housing density

Where it standsThe council recently changed Rock Creek Employment Center rules to allow ground floor residential use and taller mixed-use buildings.

What's on the tableHow much housing and what building heights to allow as the city grows.

Police services contract

Where it standsThe city is reviewing an amended police services agreement with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office as costs rise.

What's on the tableWhether to approve updated sheriff contract terms and how to pay for rising service costs.

Community center funding

Where it standsBond Measure 3-626 did not pass and staff surveyed residents about why.

What's on the tableWhether and how to fund a community center.

Rock Creek Junction and Sunrise Corridor

Where it standsClackamas County is applying for a federal BUILD grant for the Highway 212 and 224 interchange.

What's on the tableWhether to provide matching funds for the Sunrise Corridor project.

Who matches you?

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  1. 1. How should Happy Valley approach housing density?

  2. 2. Should the city commit matching funds to the Rock Creek Junction project?

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Key dates

The seat math

2 stay (not up this year): David Golobay, Glenn Wachter3 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

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