Willamina City Council · Nov 3, 2026
Jennifer
Pederson
Jennifer Pederson, the incumbent, is running for Willamina City Council in the Nov 3, 2026 election; 4 candidates are running for 3 seats.
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The race · City Council
- 01Michael AlgerIncumbent
- 02Cori Blackwell
- 03Tiffany Mooney
- 04Jennifer PedersonYou’re reading
Background
- About
- Office specialist technician who has served on the Willamina City Council since 2023.
Four candidates, Michael Alger, Cori Blackwell, Tiffany Mooney and Jennifer Pederson, are running for three at-large council seats. City of Willamina certification of candidates to the Yamhill County Clerk · Sep 1, 2026
On the record: Jennifer Pederson
9 sourced01Floodplain rules1 sourced position
Voted yes on Ordinance 697, adopting floodplain development rules requested by FEMA (passed after a 3-3 council tie broken by the mayor, January 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, January 13, 2026 · Jan 13, 2026LinkHow the council voted
02Sewer rules1 sourced position
Voted yes on Ordinance 698, updating the city's sewer regulations (passed after a 3-3 council tie broken by the mayor, January 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, January 13, 2026 · Jan 13, 2026LinkHow the council voted
03Wastewater plan1 sourced position
Voted yes on Ordinance 696, adopting the 2025 Wastewater Facility Planning Study into the Comprehensive Plan (passed after a 3-3 council tie broken by the mayor, January 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, January 13, 2026 · Jan 13, 2026LinkHow the council voted
04Sewer overflows1 sourced position
Voted yes on authorizing a Mutual Agreement and Order with Oregon DEQ on the city's sanitary sewer overflows (passed 5-0, July 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, July 14, 2026 · Jul 14, 2026LinkHow the council voted
05City budget1 sourced position
Voted yes on adopting the 2026-27 budget with a tax rate of $4.2920 per $1,000 of assessed value (passed 4-0, June 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, June 9, 2026 · Jun 9, 2026LinkHow the council voted
06Code enforcement1 sourced position
Voted yes on proceeding with recruitment of a Code Enforcement and Community Support Officer (passed 5-0 with one abstention, March 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council special meeting minutes, March 3, 2026 · Mar 3, 2026LinkHow the council voted
07Housing rules1 sourced position
Voted yes on starting code amendments to comply with recent state housing bills (passed 6-0, May 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, May 12, 2026 · May 12, 2026LinkHow the council voted
08Mayor attendance1 sourced position
Voted yes on a motion letting Mayor Vickie Hernandez attend meetings by Zoom when away during her next term (passed 3-1 with one abstention, August 2026).
Council voteWillamina City Council minutes, August 11, 2026 · Aug 11, 2026LinkHow the council voted
09Past candidacies1 sourced position
Ran for Willamina City Council in 2022 (won).
Own statementYamhill County official results, November 8, 2022 General ElectionLink
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