Diana Helm is running for Clackamas County Commission Position 4 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The county’s official election listing identifies R W Smith as the other candidate in the nonpartisan race.
Candidate information
Office sought: Clackamas County Commission, Position 4
Party: Nonpartisan
The county’s biography identifies Helm as the current Position 4 commissioner and a longtime small business owner. It describes earlier service as mayor of Damascus, a city council member and council president.
Experience and priorities
Her official county biography lists housing insecurity and homelessness, jobs and economic growth, and transportation as priorities.
In her candidate statement in the county’s November voters’ pamphlet, Helm lists work as owner of Terra Casa and as a buyer for Fred Meyer. She lists studies in business and music at Linn-Benton Community College and prior service on the Sunrise Water Authority board. These biographical details are supplied by the candidate.
In that statement, she supports making housing more affordable by improving permitting and reducing regulatory burdens. She also calls for scrutiny of large data center development, shelter and recovery services, and support for businesses and family-wage jobs.
Responses are based on public data and answers to a Surround Sound Media questionnaire if they were provided.
