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13125 SW Hall Boulevard, Tigard, Oregon 97223 • www.tigard-or.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I September 24, 2025
Contact:
Kelsey Anderson, Interim Communications Manager
Phone: 971-708-2921, Email: Kelsey.Anderson@tigard-or.gov
COMMUNITY QUESTIONS REQUESTED
FOR MAYORAL CANDIDATES
Tigard City Council will be selecting the city's next Mayor on October 7, and residents
across the city are encouraged to submit questions for the two candidates to help inform
the selection process.
At the Council meeting on September 23, Councilor
Jeanette Shaw and Councilor Yi-Kang Hu both
expressed interest in being considered for Mayor.
di ti / Residents may submit questions for the candidates
now through September 30 by emailing the City
Manager's Office at CMO_admin@tigard-or.gov, by
phone at 503-718-2482, or in person by dropping off
written questions at a customer service counter at
Councilor Jeanette Shaw Councilor Yi-Kang Hu Tigard City Hall (13125 SW Hall Blvd).
From these submissions, up to 10 final questions will be selected. Half will be provided to
the candidates ahead of time, and the other half will be answered in real-time during the
October 7 Council meeting. At the conclusion of this process, Council will vote to
determine which candidate will be appointed Mayor.
Why is the Mayor being appointed rather than elected for now?
According to the Tigard City Charter, Council can only hold a special election to fill a
vacancy if there is more than a year left on the vacant term at the time of the election. The
filing deadline for the November 2025 election was September 5, and former Mayor Lueb
resigned September 9. The next special election will be held in March 2026. Because Lueb's
term expires on December 31, 2026, there is less than a year remaining from the time of
the election. A special election is not possible in this case, due to timing.
The Councilor who is appointed on October 7 will fill the remainder of Lueb's term, through
the end of 2026 and Tigard voters will elect a new Mayor for a 4-year term in the
November 2026 general election.
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