“Reduce local barriers by expediting city permits and reducing development fees for affordable housing.”
Clark’s campaign supports faster permitting and lower fees for affordable housing.
Olivia for Portland · Olivia Clark — Priorities ↗Permanent person profile
Olivia Clark
Portland City Councilor representing District 4.
Policy sources checked Aug 16, 2026
Official links
Election history
- City Council — District 4Nov 3, 2026 · Qualified · Incumbent
Public office
Current term
City Council · District 4
Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2026
Their words
What they say
“providing more emergency shelter beds, mental health services, sobering stations and drug treatment.”
Clark pairs enforcement proposals with expanded shelter and treatment capacity.
Olivia for Portland · Olivia Clark — Priorities ↗“Build a climate-resilient Portland.”
Clark’s priorities call for water, sewer, and street systems prepared for extreme weather.
Olivia for Portland · Olivia Clark — Priorities ↗Introduced or sponsored
What they have done
No introduced or sponsored action has been added to this profile yet.
Statements and public record
How their record compares
Housing
Record alignsThe reviewed statement and current-term record point in the same direction.
Homelessness response
Record alignsThe reviewed statement and current-term record point in the same direction.
Public safety
Not enough recordThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue.
Transportation
Not enough recordThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue.
Budgeting
Not enough recordThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue.
Climate
Record alignsThe reviewed statement and current-term record point in the same direction.
Public services
Not enough recordThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue.
Land use
Not enough recordThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue.
- 2026-037: Adopt the Affordable Housing Opportunities Project amendments to the Comprehensive Plan Map and the Official Zoning Map
- 2026-063: Adopt the Public Infrastructure Environmental Code Project to streamline environmental zoning regulations to accommodate needed infrastructure projects and support ongoing natural resource management (amend Code Title 33)
Economic development
Not enough recordThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue.
Government transparency
Not enough recordThe reviewed current-term record does not yet meet the comparison threshold for this issue.
Current council term
Voting record
Yea262
Nay8
Absent / other28