Portland City Council District 3 · Nov 3, 2026
Esther León
Candidate for City Council District 3
Esther León is running for Portland City Council District 3 in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 21 candidates are running for 3 seats.
Voter registration deadline · Tue, Oct 13, 2026
Physical therapist and community college professor.
- Campaign website
- estherforportland.com
Where Esther León stands: positions on the record
Street Response1 sourced position
Calls for full funding of Portland Street Response for 24/7, citywide dispatch.
“Full funding of Portland Street Response for 24/7, city-wide dispatch”
Data centers1 sourced position
Calls for a moratorium on AI data centers.
“Moratorium on AI Data Centers”
Homelessness1 sourced position
Would redirect efforts away from city sweeps toward housing combined with health or substance treatment.
“Redirecting efforts away from practices like city sweeps and hostile architecture”
Own statementEsther for Portland (campaign site)
Housing1 sourced position
Would put a vacancy tax on corporate landlords that funds affordable housing.
“Implement a vacancy tax on corporate landlords that funnels into affordable housing”
Immigration1 sourced position
Would revoke the permit for the ICE facility.
“revoke the ICE facility permit”
Also running for City Council District 3
- Ali Beaudoin
- Joel Corcoran
- Guy Frankenstein
- Matthias Hallett
- Patrick Hilton
- Larry Kelly
- Kenneth (Kent) R Landgraver III
- Tiffany Koyama Lane (incumbent)
- Keir Legree
- Darren McCormick
- Angelita Morillo (incumbent)
- Steve Novick (incumbent)
- Cristal Otero
- Terry Parker
- Heart Free Pham
- Tom Sollitt
- John Sweeney
- Kellie Torres
- Kimberly Tucker
- Martin Ward
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