Nine candidates will compete for three open Hillsboro City Council seats on Nov. 3, with contested races in every ward.

The filing deadline closed Tuesday, Aug. 25, giving voters their first full look at the ballot. Washington County will mail ballots Oct. 14, according to the Hillsboro News Times.

Ward 1 draws the most crowded field. Four candidates are running for Position A: data consultant Luis Garcia, legal assistant Diana Jackson, revenue and tax specialist Sarah Marugg, and incumbent Councilor Cristian Salgado.

Salgado was appointed in January 2025 to fill the vacancy left when former Councilor Beach Pace won the mayor's race. His filing lists professional experience at Washington County, Intel, Portland General Electric, Community Action and the MLK Jr. Worker Center. He holds an MBA from Willamette University.

Jackson brings planning experience. She has served on the Hillsboro Planning Commission and works for Metropolitan Public Defender. Garcia, a senior product manager who studied computer science at California State University, East Bay, lists no prior government service. Marugg, who holds an MBA from Marylhurst University, works in municipal tax compliance and also lists no government experience.

Ward 2 is a two-candidate race. Councilor Kipperlyn Sinclair is not seeking reelection for the Position A seat. Sinclair, elected in 2022, is advancing to the November runoff for Washington County Board of Commissioners District 4.

Karim Delgado, owner of The 649 bar in Hillsboro, is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served as a combat videographer in Afghanistan. He taught with Teach For America and earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy and ethics from Columbia University. His filing lists no prior government experience.

Ivette Pantoja, cofounder and CEO of Brian Rose School in Hillsboro, currently serves on the Hillsboro School District Board of Directors. She is a Glencoe High School graduate.

Ward 3 has three candidates seeking the Position A seat held by term-limited Councilor Olivia Alcaire: retired banking professional Kimberly Culbertson, HomePlate Youth Services executive director Dorian Russell, and digital marketing entrepreneur Titonian Wallace Sr.

Culbertson's government experience includes chairing Hillsboro's Community Participation Organization 9 and serving on the Urban Renewal Advisory Committee and Hillsboro Airport Community Advisors. Russell, a Liberty High School graduate, serves on the Northwest Regional Education Service District Board and has served on the Hillsboro Library Board. Wallace served on the Hillsboro School District's 2026 Bond Development Committee.

Three of the nine candidates, Russell, Delgado and Jackson, co-authored an op-ed published Aug. 19 in the Hillsboro News Times addressing political violence in Hillsboro. "We are calling upon our moderate and conservative colleagues to slow down and deescalate alongside us through real kitchen-table dialogue, not glossy public statements," they wrote.

Ballots arrive Oct. 14.