John Slagboom is running for Moscow City Council, and aims to improve upon previous initiatives to increase housing in the city and support local families.
Slagbloom was born in Ventura County, California, and attended the Channel Islands campus of California State University, receiving a Bachelor of Science in environmental science and resource management. He received a master’s degree in business administration from Washington State University.
“A lot of southern Californian people are super arrogant about the rest of the nation, but Moscow is the best place in all of America, and we never want to leave,” said Slagboom in an interview with The Argonaut.
Slagboom lived in Spokane until October 2023, when he moved to Moscow.
“The reason why housing is the number one thing is because I am still a renter. We want to be able to provide jobs, but you can’t provide jobs if you don’t have a place for those people to live,” Slagboom said.
Slagboom intends to advocate for measures to increase the supply of housing while also keeping Moscow’s “small-town charm” intact.
Slagboom saw the opportunity to give back to the city his family calls home and decided to run for city council.
“The more I got into it and the more I read, it was like, this is the real deal. I better give this 1,000%,” Slagboom said.
Slagboom also emphasized “healthy families” and maintaining public spaces.
“I will work towards all of the goals above to ensure that our children have safe streets, good schools and a community where children and families flourish,” Slagboom said.
Slagboom is one of eight candidates running for three open seats on the Moscow City Council in the November 2025 election. City council terms are four years.
To read more about Slagboom’s campaign, visit johnslagboom.com.
Josie Adjanohoun can be reached at [email protected].