Fighting for
Hillsboro

Karim Delgado has built his life on service to others. He's seen how ineffective governance leaves communities behind. And he's ready to put your government to work for you.

Running for the Ward 2 seat — every Hillsboro voter, in every ward, votes in this race.

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Karim Delgado with his wife Kiley and daughter Lincoln

Meet Karim

A Life of Service.

Karim Delgado, United States Marine Corps

Karim Delgado does not fit neatly into most people's idea of what a candidate looks like. He's a Marine veteran whose politics were shaped by what he saw in Afghanistan and in the underfunded classrooms where he later taught. He's a business owner who considers living wages a moral obligation, not just a talking point. He's a first-generation American who has housed refugees from foreign wars and physically blocked federal agents from taking his neighbors without due process.

He has not spent his life talking about change. He has spent it doing the work, alongside the people who needed it most. He's running for city councilor because he knows what government can accomplish when it actually works for people, and the harm it causes when it doesn't. He is done fixing those problems from the outside.

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Karim with a special operations team in Afghanistan

COMBAT VETERAN

SCHOOL TEACHER

SMALL BUSINESS OWNER

Our Platform

What We Stand For

None of this is abstract to Karim. He has lived these issues firsthand, fought for change on them, or is already doing the work. He is a democratic socialist and a pragmatist who believes the real fight is never left versus right. It is about whether your government works for people or for the highest bidder.

A Government That Works for You, Not Against You

Karim will hold open office hours, meet constituents where they are, and vote no when the council is wrong.

Housing & Displacement

Karim will fight for mandatory notice before rent increases, the right to counsel in eviction court, anti-displacement protections, and community land trusts. The people who built Hillsboro should be able to afford to stay here.

Community Safety

Karim will fight to fully fund mobile crisis response so trained counselors, not just police, show up when people need help.

Workers & Wages

Karim will make living wages and benefits a condition of every public subsidy, permit, and enterprise zone deal the council approves.

Healthcare Access

Karim supports a universal health plan for all Oregonians: full dental, vision, and mental health coverage, free at the point of service, regardless of age or immigration status.

Environmental Accountability

Karim will hold industrial polluters accountable and push for real investment in clean, reliable transit. Cleaner air and shorter commutes are quality of life issues, not partisan ones.

Immigrant Rights & Belonging

Karim will use every tool available as a council member to protect immigrant families and stand between them and federal overreach.

Schools & Youth

Karim will fight for fully funded schools from pre-K through community college: reasonable class sizes, on-site counselors, and a rule that if you profit from our workforce, you pay back into the schools that built it.

No Corporate Handouts

Karim will oppose corporate tax holidays that don't deliver housing, living wages, or community benefit. Hillsboro's land and public resources belong to its residents, not to the highest bidder.

In the News

Press & Media

KOIN 6 · KPTV · KGW

Blocking the ICE Van

When immigration agents came to his neighborhood falsely identifying themselves as Hillsboro PD, Karim blocked the van. Covered by three local TV stations.

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KPTV Fox 12

Free Soup for the Neighborhood

Karim's team started cooking and giving it away during the pandemic. KPTV Fox 12 covered it. The program never stopped.

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Budget Analysis

It's Not Pro-Business Policy, It's Anti-Resident Policy

A breakdown of Hillsboro's 2025–27 adopted budget — who it works for, and who absorbs the cost.

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How It Works

Your Seat at the Table

Hillsboro is organized into three wards, each represented by two elected City Council members. Together with the mayor, those seven officials set the city's priorities, shape the budget, and make the decisions that affect daily life for every resident.

That means every council seat matters, and every ward deserves a member who is genuinely in their corner. Too often, those seats go to candidates backed by developers, lobbyists, and special interests. Hillsboro residents deserve someone on that council who is there to represent them, full stop.

Karim is a workhorse, not a politician. He will show up to every meeting, weigh in on every vote, and fight hard for the families of Hillsboro. He is capable of listening to and working with every community member, regardless of party, background, or politics, because good governance isn't ideological. It's about showing up and doing the work.

Wards in Hillsboro

Council Seats Per Ward

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Karim has never waited for someone else to do it. This campaign is no different; it runs on people, not corporate money or PAC checks. Chip in what you can, or show up and work alongside us. That is how Hillsboro wins.