Portland City Council District 4 · Nov 3, 2026
Olivia Clark
Candidate for City Council District 4 (incumbent)
Olivia Clark, the incumbent, is running for Portland City Council District 4 in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 12 candidates are running for 3 seats.
Voter registration deadline · Tue, Oct 13, 2026
District 4 city councilor since 2025; former policy director for Gov. John Kitzhaber, TriMet public affairs director and co-founder of CASA farmworker housing.
- Endorsed by
- Portland Firefighters Association, Portland Police Association, Northwest Oregon Labor Council, SEIU, United for Portland, The Street Trust Action Fund, former Gov. John Kitzhaber and Mayor Keith Wilson, among others in her pamphlet statement Multnomah County Voters' Pamphlet, Nov. 3, 2026 General Election (City of Portland candidate statements, pp. M-53 to M-66) · Sep 16, 2026
- Campaign website
- www.oliviaforportland.com
Where Olivia Clark stands: positions on the record
Moda Center1 sourced position
Voted yes on the non-binding Moda Center renovation term sheet with the Trail Blazers' owners (adopted 8-4, Aug. 2026).
Council votePortland City Council · Aug 12, 2026
Streets1 sourced position
Voted yes on creating the Transportation Utility Fee, a new monthly street maintenance and safety fee on utility bills (passed 9-3, April 2026).
Council votePortland City Council · Apr 29, 2026
Data centers1 sourced position
Voted yes on a resolution saying the council intends to pursue a moratorium or zoning restrictions on hyperscale data centers (adopted 11-0, Sept. 2026).
Council votePortland City Council · Sep 16, 2026
Police2 sourced positions
Voted yes on requiring a report on police officer recruitment goals and costs (adopted 7-5, Feb. 2026).
Council votePortland City Council · Feb 12, 2026
Lists protecting funding for police and fire among her results.
“Protected funding for police & fire”
Budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on adopting the city budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026 (passed 9-2, one abstention, June 2026).
Council votePortland City Council · Jun 17, 2026
Public safety1 sourced position
Voted yes on amending the Chronic Nuisance Property Code to address human trafficking and gun violence (passed 7-5, May 2026).
Council votePortland City Council · May 6, 2026
Water bills1 sourced position
Voted yes on water rates and charges for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2026 (passed 8-4, May 2026).
Council votePortland City Council · May 27, 2026
Homelessness1 sourced position
Would remove street camping and public drug use while providing more shelter beds, mental health services and drug treatment.
“removing street camping and public drug use while providing more emergency shelter beds”
Own statementOlivia for Portland
Emergency response1 sourced position
Lists improving 911 response times among her priorities.
“improve 9-1-1 response times”
Past elections1 sourced position
Ran for Portland City Council, District 4 in 2024 (won).
What Olivia Clark said vs. how Olivia Clark voted
Police
In their words
Lists protecting funding for police and fire among her results.
On the record
Voted yes on requiring a report on police officer recruitment goals and costs (adopted 7-5, Feb. 2026).
Feb 12, 2026 ·Portland City Council · Feb 12, 2026
Also running for City Council District 4
- Timothy (TJ) Anderson
- Eli Arnold
- Jayne Cronlund
- Jamey Evenstar
- John J Goldsmith
- Mitch Green (incumbent)
- Josh Leake
- John McDonald
- Matt Schulte
- Jeremy Beausoleil Smith
- Eric Zimmerman (incumbent)
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