Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 6pm.
The North Tabor and Mount Tabor Neighborhood Associations, in partnership with the MTMS PTA, hosted the District 3 Candidate Forum ahead of the 2026 election. The event drew over 100 residents and 15 candidates vying for three positions on Portland’s City Council.
Event Recording
What each candidate had to say – YouTube playlist
Binary (Yes-No) Round Responses
| Do you support either of PPS’s lists of proposed school closures? | Do you support the current term sheet for public financing of Moda Center renovation? | Do you think the current mayor is doing a good job? | Do you think the city administrator is doing a good job? | Do you support using city PCEF funds for restoring TriMet services? | Have you biked on the Portland streets in the past two weeks? | |
| John Sweeney | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 |
| Tom Sollitt | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | ? 🫳 | Yes 👍 | ? 🫳 | Yes 👍 |
| Tiffany Koyama Lane | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | ? 🫳 | Yes 👍 |
| Ali Beaudoin | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 |
| Heart Free Pham | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 |
| Terry Parker | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 |
| Martin Ward | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | ? 🫳 | ? 🫳 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 |
| Angelita Morillo | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | ? 🫳 | Yes 👍 |
| Steve Novick | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | ? 🫳 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 |
| Patrick Hilton | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 |
| Matthias Hallett | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 |
| Kellie Torres | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 |
| Cristal Otero | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 |
| Keir Legree | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 |
| Kenneth (Kent) R Landgraver III | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 |
| Have you ridden public transit in the past two weeks? | Do you support ballot measure 26-267 for participatory budgeting? | Do you support self-driving vehicles in Portland? | Do you support expanding Portland Street Response and CHAT to 24/7 operations? | Should the mayor have a tie-breaking vote on tied council votes? | Do you support the Fair Share tax proposal under consideration at city council? | |
| John Sweeney | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 |
| Tom Sollitt | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | ? 🫳 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 |
| Tiffany Koyama Lane | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 |
| Ali Beaudoin | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 |
| Heart Free Pham | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 |
| Terry Parker | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 |
| Martin Ward | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | ? 🫳 |
| Angelita Morillo | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 |
| Steve Novick | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | ? 🫳 |
| Patrick Hilton | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 |
| Matthias Hallett | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 |
| Kellie Torres | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 |
| Cristal Otero | Yes 👍 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 |
| Keir Legree | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 |
| Kenneth (Kent) R Landgraver III | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 | Yes 👍 | No 🔻 | No 🔻 |
Candidate Tracker
Links are to official candidate websites (if available)
| Ali Beaudoin | Attended |
| Joel Corcoran | Invited |
| Guy Frankenstein | Invited |
| Matthias Hallett | Attended |
| Patrick Hilton | Attended |
| Larry Kelly | Invited |
| Kenneth (Kent) R Landgraver III | Attended |
| Tiffany Koyama Lane | Attended |
| Keir Legree | Attended |
| Esther León | Invited |
| Darren McCormick | Invited |
| Angelita Morillo | Attended |
| Steve Novick | Attended |
| Cristal Otero | Attended |
| Terry Parker | Attended |
| Heart Free Pham | Attended |
| Tom Sollitt | Attended |
| John Sweeney | Attended |
| Kellie Torres | Attended |
| Kimberly Tucker | Invited |
| Martin Ward | Attended |
What is District 3?
Map of District 3 – https://www.portland.gov/transition/districts
Election Resources
City of Portland – How does ranked-choice voting work: https://www.portland.gov/vote/ranked-choice-voting-rcv
Rose City Reform – District 3 Candidate Tracker: https://rosecityreform.org/candidates/?_position=district-3
Portland Mercury – Meet the District 3 Candidates: https://www.portlandmercury.com/election-2026/meet-the-candidates-for-city-council-district-3/
Previous Debates and Interviews:
https://portland.citycast.fm/podcasts/round-1-why-these-3-portlanders-want-to-represent-district-3
https://portland.citycast.fm/podcasts/round-2-why-these-3-portlanders-want-to-represent-district-3