Mike Clark
OR · Eugene City Councilor, Ward 5
Eugene city councilor since 2006 and mortgage loan specialist who has served on the city Budget Committee, Police Commission and Human Rights Commission. Priorities: public safety resources and making housing more available and affordable.
Where Mike Clark stands, based on their records
Supports
Housing Affordability (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (2 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 oppose
Voted against Eugene's ban on natural gas hookups in new low-rise homes. It passed 5-3. He said voters, not the council, should decide.
February 6, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: eugeneweekly.com
Voted against a Eugene resolution backing the youth climate lawsuit Juliana v. U.S., which passed 7-1. He also voted against a resolution endorsing the Green New Deal, which passed 6-2.
May 20, 2019Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: eugeneweekly.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 2 oppose
Voted to start an advisory group's economic development plan, including new city positions paid from the general fund. The council split 3-3, and the mayor broke the tie in favor.
April 12, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: dailyemerald.com
Cast the only vote against a city grant program for nonprofits helping people affected by immigration enforcement, using $50,000 already set aside. It passed 7-1. He cited budget shortfalls.
February 9, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: dailyemerald.com
Cast the only vote against letting city-supported homeless shelter sites continue until June 2028. It passed 7-1. He said the state funding was not guaranteed.
February 24, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: dailyemerald.com
Voted to move ahead with spending $16 million in city reserves to move the police department into an office building by the Eugene Country Club. The motion passed 6-2.
April 22, 2009Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: eugeneweekly.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted to give developer Core Campus about $4.5 million in property tax breaks over 10 years for a 12-story student apartment building. It passed 5-3.
June 17, 2013Supports Housing Affordability
Source: eugeneweekly.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted to move ahead with spending $16 million in city reserves to move the police department into an office building by the Eugene Country Club. The motion passed 6-2.
April 22, 2009Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: eugeneweekly.com
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Received the Lookout Eugene-Springfield editorial board's endorsement for Eugene City Council Ward 5 in 2026.
May 4, 2026
Source: lookouteugene-springfield.com
Voted against drafting land use rules to limit polluting industries after a hazard study is done. The motion passed 5-3. He said it was too soon to know the risks.
June 18, 2025
Source: lookouteugene-springfield.com
Voted against a new fire safety fee meant to help close an $11.5 million city budget gap. It passed 5-3. He said voters should decide.
February 10, 2025
Source: dailyemerald.com
Voted to send the STAR voting method to Eugene voters in November 2020. The council tied, and Mayor Lucy Vinis broke the tie against sending it.
July 27, 2020
Source: eugeneweekly.com
Voted against a new parks fee formula for developers, saying it would raise housing costs. The Eugene City Council approved it 6-2.
July 13, 2020
Source: eugeneweekly.com
Voted against a Eugene resolution condemning white nationalism after his motion to remove language about beliefs failed 4-3. The first version passed 4-3, and a revised version passed unanimously two days later.
July 22, 2019
Source: dailyemerald.com
Voted to send Eugene's new payroll tax to voters, but that failed 3-5. He then voted against the tax itself, which the council approved 6-2.
June 10, 2019
Source: eugeneweekly.com
Made a motion to have the city manager write a rule, like Springfield's, banning handing items from cars to people on the street. The council approved it, with two councilors opposed.
January 14, 2019
Source: eugeneweekly.com
Cast the only vote against turning Eugene's empty old City Hall lot into a temporary homeless shelter and day center. It passed 7-1. He said the city should do more to house people indoors.
October 22, 2018
Source: eugeneweekly.com
Voted to hire Jon Ruiz as Eugene's city manager. The Eugene City Council chose him on a 5-3 vote.
February 2, 2008
Source: eugeneweekly.com
Past race Mike Clark ran in:
- City Councilor Ward 5, City of Eugene · November 3, 2026 · Eugene city, Oregon · incumbent