Michelle Belkot
WA · Clark County Councilor, District 2
Clark County councilor, military veteran, and federal procurement professional. Priorities include opposing new taxes and supporting law enforcement.
Where Michelle Belkot stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Said at a C-TRAN board meeting that she planned to vote to keep C-TRAN from paying light rail operating costs. The next day, the County Council removed her from the C-TRAN board.
March 12, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted to renew an agreement letting the FBI train at the Camp Bonneville firearms range. The agreement failed 3-2.
August 19, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted to extend a ban on redeveloping manufactured home parks for four more months. It passed 4-0.
October 14, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Track record — General
General · 16 records
Voted no on rule changes letting the council tell members how to vote on outside boards and remove them by simple majority. The changes passed 3-1.
September 1, 2026
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Voted no on a resolution asking that light rail on the new I-5 bridge extend to Library Square in Vancouver. It passed 4-1.
July 1, 2026
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Endorsed Eileen Quiring O'Brien for Clark County auditor.
June 26, 2026
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Voted no on a charter amendment letting the county auditor put cost statements on ballot measures. It failed 3-2.
June 17, 2026
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Voted yes on the Planning Commission's preferred growth plan for the county's 2045 Comprehensive Plan update. It passed 3-2.
April 28, 2026
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Appealed after a federal judge dismissed all five claims in her lawsuit over her removal from the C-TRAN board.
April 17, 2026
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Cast the only no vote on new C-TRAN language about who pays light rail operating costs, and on a new C-TRAN board makeup.
March 10, 2026
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Voted no on a council resolution raising alarm about some federal immigration enforcement methods. It passed 3-2.
February 11, 2026
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Voted no on a 0.1% sales tax for affordable housing and related services, saying there was no spending plan yet. It passed 4-1.
January 6, 2026
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Cast the only vote against a 1% property tax increase for the county general fund in the 2026 budget. It passed 4-1.
December 2, 2025
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Wrote and read a council resolution condemning political violence, including the killing of Charlie Kirk. The council adopted it, and four councilors signed it.
October 14, 2025
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Sued Clark County in Skamania County Superior Court over her removal from the C-TRAN board. She claimed civil rights and open meeting law violations.
March 28, 2025
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Wrote a letter endorsing Peter Cutile and Chuck Keplar for the Clark County Council in the 2024 election.
July 9, 2024
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Voted no on a 1% county property tax increase. The increase passed, with Belkot and Gary Medvigy voting no.
December 5, 2023
Source: opb.org
Voted for a council resolution opposing tolls on the new I-5 bridge and on I-5 and I-205 in the Portland area. It passed 3-2.
April 19, 2023
Source: clarkcountytoday.com
Won the Clark County Council District 2 seat. She got 19,975 votes (54.53%) to Chartisha Roberts' 16,509.
November 8, 2022
Source: results.vote.wa.gov
Past race Michelle Belkot ran in:
- County Councilor District No. 2 · November 3, 2026 · Clark County, Washington · incumbent