Samuel Francis Adams is an American politician in Portland,Oregon. Adams was mayor of Portland from 2009 to 2012 and previously served on the Portland City Council and as chief of staff to former Mayor Vera Katz. Adams was the first openly gay mayor of a large U.S. city.
The government of Portland,Oregon is based on a city commission government system. Elected officials include the mayor,commissioners,and a city auditor. The mayor and commissioners are responsible for legislative policy and oversee the various bureaus that oversee the day-to-day operation of the city. Portland began using a commission form of government in 1913 following a public vote on May 3 of that year. Each elected official serves a four-year term,without term limits. Each city council member is elected at-large.
On Tuesday,May 17,2016,an election was held in Portland,Oregon,to elect the mayor. Ted Wheeler was elected after garnering 54% of the primary vote. Incumbent mayor Charlie Hales did not seek a second term.
Jo Ann A. Hardesty is an American Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon who served as a Portland City commissioner from 2019 to 2022. She previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1995 until 2001.
Clover "Chloe" Delight Esther Eudaly (1969/1970) is an American politician from Oregon who served as Portland's City Commissioner from 2017 to 2021. Eudaly lost her November 2020 re-election bid to Mingus Mapps.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon was held on November 3,2020,to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oregon,one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
The 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Oregon. Incumbent Kate Brown took office when fellow Democrat John Kitzhaber resigned on February 18,2015. She won the subsequent 2016 special election a full term in 2018. Due to term limits,she was unable to run again in 2022.
On May 19,2020,and November 3,2020,elections were held in Portland,Oregon,to elect the mayor.
Margot Black is an American tenant rights organizer,activist,grass-roots lobbyist and former political candidate. She helped found and was co-chair of Portland Tenants United,Portland's metro-wide tenant union focused on tenants' rights to secure,safe,affordable and equitable housing,tenant-union organizing,eviction prevention,and providing emergency assistance for renters navigating housing law.
Carmen Rubio is an American politician and non-profit executive in the U.S. state of Oregon who is currently a Portland City Commissioner,having taken office on the Portland City Council in late December 2020.
Susheela Jayapal is an American politician. From January 2019 to November 2023,she served as a county commissioner for Multnomah County,Oregon,the state's most populous county. She was the first Indian American to hold an elected office at the county level in Oregon.
Rene Gonzalez is an American businessman,politician,and former lawyer. He has held a seat on the Portland,Oregon City Council since January 2023. He challenged incumbent commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in the 2022 election,running on a platform that emphasized law and order and livability.
The 2024 Portland mayoral election was held on November 5,2024,to elect the mayor of Portland,Oregon. Businessman Keith Wilson was elected,defeating 3 city council members and 15 other candidates.
The 2024 Portland City Council elections were held on November 5,2024. It was the first election under Portland's new form of government,the first election to elect a city council instead of a city commission,the first without a primary,the first where every seat was up for election,and the first under a proportional ranked-choice voting system as opposed to a first-past-the-post voting system with a primary. It was held concurrently with the 2024 Portland,Oregon mayoral election.
Candace Avalos is an American nonprofit executive and politician who is a member-elect of Portland City Council from District 1 after being elected along with Loretta Smith and another council member to be determined in the 2024 election. Avalos is one of the twelve inaugural members of Portland's new expanded city council after switching from a city commission government to a mayor–council government.
Tiffany Koyama Lane is a member-elect of Portland City Council from District 3 after being elected along with Steve Novick and Angelita Morillo in the 2024 election. Koyama Lane is one of the twelve inaugural members of Portland's new expanded city council after switching from a city commission government to a mayor–council government. She will be the first Asian-American woman to serve on Portland City Council.
Olivia Clark is a retired policy director who was elected to Portland City Council in 2024. Clark is one of the twelve inaugural members of Portland's new expanded city council after switching from a city commission government to a mayor–council government. She was the only candidate across all districts to surpass the 25 percent vote threshold to be elected in the first round of tabulation in the new single transferable vote system.
Eric Zimmerman ran for Portland City Council in 2024.
Sameer Kanal is an American politician who is currently member-elect of the Portland City Council from District 2 after being elected along with Dan Ryan and Elana Pirtle-Guiney in the 2024 election. Kanal is one of the twelve inaugural members of Portland's new expanded city council after switching from a city commission government to a mayor–council government. He will be the first Asian American and first South Asian American to serve on Portland City Council.
