County

Clark County Council

District 5

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The five-member county council, each member elected by one council district, adopts Clark County's budget and laws and sets county tax rates and land-use policy.

Clark's charter (Sec. 2.1) has each council district's voters nominate and elect their councilor.

Candidates Compare by issue

Troy McCoy

No party listed

Battle Ground City Council member; small business owner

The gist

Opposes taxpayer-funded light rail without voter approval.
Supports a plan to expand jail capacity.
Pledges to seek state and federal funds before new taxes.
Opposes industrializing rural Brush Prairie and farmland.
Supports timely, predictable permitting.

More about Troy

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Opposes taxpayer-funded light rail without voter approval.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“Clark County taxpayers must not pay for light rail unless approved by voters.”
Supports a plan to expand jail capacity.
Issues | Troy McCoy
Campaign website · Elect Troy McCoy · votetroymccoy.com
“We need a realistic, nonpartisan plan to address jail capacity and public safety infrastructure.”
Pledges to seek state and federal funds before new taxes.
Issues | Troy McCoy
Campaign website · Elect Troy McCoy · votetroymccoy.com
“Troy will work to secure state and federal funding first and make sure every outside dollar is pursued before asking taxpayers for additional support.”
Opposes industrializing rural Brush Prairie and farmland.
Issues | Troy McCoy
Campaign website · Elect Troy McCoy · votetroymccoy.com
“Troy supports preventing industrialization of rural Brush Prairie”
Supports timely, predictable permitting.
Issues | Troy McCoy
Campaign website · Elect Troy McCoy · votetroymccoy.com
“Permitting and planning processes must be timely and predictable.”

Peter Silliman

No party listed

Small business owner; Charter Review Commission member

The gist

Sponsored charter amendments on budget transparency and public safety.
Opposes tax increases, criticizing recent county levy increases.
Supports funding more deputies up to a minimum staffing level.
Pledges to promote housing affordability.

More about Peter

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Sponsored charter amendments on budget transparency and public safety.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“That’s why I sponsored Charter Amendments that will prioritize public safety, produce budget transparency, remove ambiguity, and restore checks and balances”
Opposes tax increases, criticizing recent county levy increases.
Protection from tax increases
Campaign website · Peter Silliman campaign · electpetersilliman.com
“If you want tax increases restrained, you will have to elect someone who will restrain it.”
Supports funding more deputies up to a minimum staffing level.
Public safety
Campaign website · Peter Silliman campaign · electpetersilliman.com
“it will force elected officials to fund additional deputies until we get to a minimum staffing level”
Pledges to promote housing affordability.
Candidate statement, Online Voters' Guide, November 3, 2026 General Election
Provided by the campaign · Washington Secretary of State (statement written by the candidate) · voter.votewa.gov
“I will be promoting housing affordability, and work to deliver parks, trails, and infrastructure our community deserves.”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 6 issues covered in this race.