The members of a City Council supervise the city departments, either directly or through a city manager or administrator. City Councilors pass laws, set policy, decide which services will be provided, and develop budgets; they negotiate work contracts and make hiring and firing decisions. An elective city officer must be a qualified elector under the state constitution who has resided in the city for at least 1 year before being elected.Term: 4 years. The position is nonpartisan.
Town Where You Live
Beaverton
Your Experience/Qualifications
Started serving in 1995 on the Beaverton Committee for Community Involvement. Also served with other relevant organizations such as Metro Technical Advisory Committee, Beaverton Budget Committee. Served on the Beaverton City Council from 2005-2020.
County
Washington County
Term
2025
Term Expires
2028
I have decades of experience with Beaverton, Washington County and Metro government including 16 years as a Beaverton City Councilor. I have a technical mind and do my homework. I make sure I understand what is actually happening and what options we have in order to make the best decisions for our community.
1) The budget deficit. 2)Effectively implementing the Council Manager form of government passed in 2020. 3)That we are not ready for major disasters such as earthquakes, major storms or fires or anything that would cause the electric grid to go down for more that a few days. For the first two challenges, I will work full time to gather relevant information, work with fellow councilors and staff to determine our best policies and move towards a stable and efficient government. Regarding disaster preparedness, I will continue my work with Beaverton Emergency Management, our Community Emergency Response Team, and other intergovernmental emergency agencies to set the structure, to practice, and prepare for all emergency scenarios..
Accountability and transparency have always been important to me. That's why I worked diligently to change our City government to have a City Manager who oversees City activities and answers to the City Council and to the ICMA as oversight for our financial activity. If elected, I will always be available and honest about big decisions we make and why we make them. I will continue to support our Neighborhood Associations, Boards and Commissions so that we have community involvement in what we do.
Elected in 2020, Nadia is the first Muslim to serve on a city council in the state of Oregon. Born and raised in Connecticut, her parents immigrated from India and Pakistan. Councilor Hasan went to the University of Oregon where she studied marketing and joined the advertising industry for several years in New York and Los Angeles. After rethinking her career path (and meeting her husband), she decided to pursue a Master’s in Education from Oregon State University with a passion for becoming a high school teacher. Her career spans across advertising, teaching and most recently, working in human resources in talent acquisition, diversity equity and inclusion. She looks forward to bringing her lived experiences to build a better Beaverton.
As we navigate climate crisis, social justice, affordable housing and accessible transportation issues, our working families are being left out in order to make ends meet. We must work towards a more equitable future for every single individual and family so that they can thrive in Beaverton. From listening to our communities to partnering with our business and community based organizations, we can get a lot of work done to better serve our residents.
As a champion for ensuring we keep the public alert on all major issues, I believe keeping the community informed as much and as often as possible about decisions like council priorities can be critical to engaging with the community. I have used social media extensively to try to create awareness of issues to our greater community so they can feel informed about the city and decisions being made.
