Scott Sumner, a Moscow native, is running for Moscow City Council to work on housing issues and find cost-effective solutions for the people of Moscow.
Sumner is the owner of SynTier Engineering, where he works as a civil engineer. He also served on the City of Moscow Transportation Commission for four years, serving as commission chair for the past three years.
“I think on a daily basis, I do a very extreme version of what [the] city council will do,” Sumner said in an interview with The Argonaut.
Sumner said his positions require him to develop creative solutions, collaborate with city staff, present to the public and build partnerships in both the public and private sectors.
After graduating from the University of Idaho, Sumner and his wife moved to Vancouver, Washington, but Sumner said they knew they would always return to Moscow. Sumner and his family have lived in Moscow for the past 11 years.
“A lot of our problems, like housing, we aren’t going to solve tomorrow, but we need to keep incrementally getting better, so in five years, 10 years, we are in a much better place than where we are [now],” Sumner said.
He also wants to shift the conversation from making housing affordable to what he calls achievable housing.
“Affordable comes down to a price, and achievable comes down to reimagining what an entry-level home looks like,” Sumner said.
Sumner said he was inspired to run for public office by Hailey Lewis, one of the two Moscow mayoral candidates.
“Her commitment and love for Moscow is contagious, and in terms of Moscow, I’ve always been someone who can bring something of value when needed,” Sumner said.
Sumner 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 Sumner’s campaign, visit sumner4moscow.com
Josie Adjanohoun can be reached at [email protected].
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What experience does Scott Sumner bring to his Moscow City Council run, and how might his civil engineering and commission work inform housing solutions?