Portland is way too expensive. I will fight to lower costs and make life easier.

My name is Jeremy Beausoleil Smith.

I’m running for Portland City Council in District 4 to represent working families, protect our local waterways, and help build a vibrant downtown that works for everyone.

I’m running on a platform of:

  • Housing as a Human Right
  • A Green New Deal for Portland
  • Pushing back against President Trump’s fascist agenda and standing up for democracy
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Fight Rising Costs

  • Pass a moratorium on AI data centers in Portland
  • Bring our power grid under public control
  • Fully fund mass transit

Safety For All

  • Fully fund Portland Street Response
  • Reduce 9-1-1 response times
  • Urgently address the risk at the CEI Hub 

Housing For All

  • Create a Renters’ Bill of Rights
  • Expedite building permits
  • Build social housing

Green New Deal for Portland

  • Create the Ross Island Ecological Park
  • Protect Small Businesses
  • Defend Forest Park
  • Net Zero by 2050

Fight Back Against Trump

  • Defend our immigrant community
  • Protect our trans neighbors
  • Oppose the genocide in Gaza

The Small Donors Election Program will match 10-to-1 individual donations from $5 up to $25.

Will you donate $25 to our campaign to support our shared values and pass these priorities?

Our campaign believes the government’s job is to make your life easier. We will fight to put power back in the hands of the people.

Let's build the future of Portland together.

I am a husband, a parent, and a Project Manager at Portland State University. I believe city government should prepare Portland for 2050 by investing in a strong social safety net while being a responsible steward of taxpayer dollars. 

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Latino Network Action Fund

Latino Network Action Fund is a community-led organization working to build political power and representation for Oregon’s Latino and immigrant communities. They champion candidates who challenge anti-immigrant and xenophobic policies, strengthen Oregon’s sanctuary protections, and center Black immigrants, Indigenous leaders, and immigrants of color.

Sunrise Movement PDX

Sunrise Movement PDX is a youth-led climate justice organization building political power to confront the climate crisis. The group empowers young people to become leaders, fight the influence of fossil fuel interests, make climate action an urgent priority, and elect leaders committed to healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities.

PSU-AAUP

PSU-AAUP represents faculty and academic professionals at Portland State University. Part of the American Association of University Professors, the union advocates for academic freedom, tenure, due process, fair working conditions, and faculty rights. Since 1978, PSU-AAUP has served as both a professional association and collective bargaining representative for its members.

Pacific Green Party

The Pacific Green Party of Oregon is a statewide political party organized around peace, social and economic justice, sustainability, and grassroots democracy. The party supports environmental protection, universal health care, workers’ rights, campaign finance reform, public financing of elections, and electoral reforms including ranked-choice voting.