Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon,located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated in the northwestern area of the state at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers,it is the county seat of Multnomah County,Oregon's most populous county. As of 2020,Portland's population was 652,503,making it the 26th-most populous city in the United States,the sixth-most populous on the West Coast,and the second-most populous in the Pacific Northwest,after Seattle. Approximately 2.5 million people live in the Portland metropolitan area,making it the 25th-most populous in the United States. About half of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metro area.
Neil Edward Goldschmidt was an American businessman and Democratic politician from the state of Oregon who held local,state,and federal offices over three decades. After serving as mayor of Portland,Oregon,the United States Secretary of Transportation under President Jimmy Carter and governor of Oregon,Goldschmidt was at one time considered the most powerful and influential figure in Oregon's politics. In 2004,Goldschmidt's career and legacy were irreparably damaged by revelations of the ongoing sexual abuse of a young teenage girl beginning in 1973,during his first term as mayor of Portland.
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.
St. Johns is a neighborhood of Portland,Oregon,United States,located in North Portland on the tip of the peninsula formed by the confluence of the Willamette River and the Columbia River. The iconic St. Johns Bridge crosses the Willamette from the south,leading into downtown St. Johns. It was a separate,incorporated city from 1902 until 1915,when citizens of both St. Johns and Portland voted to approve its annexation to Portland,which took effect on July 8,1915.
Asa Lawrence Lovejoy was an American pioneer and politician in the region that would become the U.S. state of Oregon. He is best remembered as a founder of the city of Portland,Oregon. He was an attorney in Boston,Massachusetts before traveling by land to Oregon;he was a legislator in the Provisional Government of Oregon,mayor of Oregon City,and a general during the Cayuse War that followed the Whitman massacre in 1847. He was also a candidate for Provisional Governor in 1847,before the Oregon Territory was founded,but lost that election.
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.
Richard H. "Rick" Bauman is a former American Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon who served in the Oregon House of Representatives and on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in the 1980s. He was also the Democratic nominee for United States Senator from Oregon in 1986. After retiring from politics in 1992,Bauman began organizing bicycle tours and was a founder of Portland Bridge Pedal,an annual bicycle tour crossing all the bridges in Portland.
Charles Andrew Hales is a former American politician who served as the 52nd mayor of Portland,Oregon,from 2013 to 2017. He previously served on the Portland City Council from 1993 to 2002.
On May 19,2020,and November 3,2020,elections were held in Portland,Oregon,to elect the mayor.
The 2020 Oregon State Treasurer election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Oregon State Treasurer. Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Tobias Read,first elected in 2016,was reelected to a second term in office.
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.
Dan Ryan is an American non-profit executive and politician who is a member of the Portland City Council. Ryan was elected in a 2020 special election to succeed Nick Fish,who died of stomach cancer on January 2,2020. Ryan was re-elected in 2022.
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 municipal elections will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the mayor,city auditor and city council of Portland,Oregon. This will be the first Portland election to use ranked-choice voting after it was instituted by the passage of a 2022 ballot measure.
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.
Jamie Dunphy is running to join Portland City Council in the 2024 election.
Elana Pirtle-Guiney is a member-elect of Portland City Council from District 2 after being elected along with Sameer Kanal and Dan Ryan in the 2024 election. Pirtle-Guiney 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.
