Portland City Council District 3 · Nov 3, 2026
John Sweeney
Candidate for City Council District 3
John Sweeney 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
Mechanical designer; worked for Portland Parks for 33 years and served 28 years in the Oregon Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve; former director, Multnomah Education Service District.
Where John Sweeney stands: positions on the record
Moda Center1 sourced position
Says any money spent to keep the Trail Blazers will be less money when the city needs it.
“Any money we spend to keep them will be less money when we need it”
Homelessness1 sourced position
Says homelessness is a county welfare service and the cities and Metro should take back a third of the money given to Multnomah County.
“So the Cities and Metro should take back one third of the money given to Multnomah County.”
Budget1 sourced position
Lists saving as many city services as possible as his first priority.
“Save as many city services as possible.”
Past elections1 sourced position
Ran for Portland City Council, District 3 in 2024 (lost).
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
- Esther León
- Darren McCormick
- Angelita Morillo (incumbent)
- Steve Novick (incumbent)
- Cristal Otero
- Terry Parker
- Heart Free Pham
- Tom Sollitt
- Kellie Torres
- Kimberly Tucker
- Martin Ward
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