Metro is the regional government for the Oregon portion of the Portland metropolitan area,covering portions of Clackamas,Multnomah,and Washington Counties. It is the only directly elected regional government and metropolitan planning organization in the United States. Metro is responsible for overseeing the Portland region's solid waste system,general planning of land use and transportation,maintaining certain regional parks and natural areas,and operating the Oregon Zoo,Oregon Convention Center,Portland's Centers for the Arts,and the Portland Expo Center. It also distributes money from two voter-approved tax measures:one for homeless services and one for affordable housing.
The mayor of Portland,Oregon is the official head of the city of Portland,Oregon,United States. The officeholder is elected for a four-year term and has no term limits. By law,all elections in Portland are nonpartisan. The current mayor is Keith Wilson,who has served since January 1,2025,and was first elected in the 2024 election.
The government of Portland,Oregon is based on a mayor–council government system. Elected officials include the mayor,a 12-member city council,and a city auditor. The city council is responsible for legislative policy,while the mayor appoints a professional city manager who oversees the various bureaus and day-to-day operations of the city. The mayor is elected at-large,while the council is elected in four geographic districts using single transferable vote,with 3 winning candidates per district. Portland's current form of government was approved by voters in a 2022 ballot measure,with the first elections under the new system held in 2024.
The Portland City Council,,is the legislative body of the City of Portland in Oregon and forms part of the Government of the city.
Joseph Conant Avery was the founder of Corvallis,Oregon. Avery was the first postmaster for the community,and served as a legislator in the Provisional Government of Oregon and the government of the Oregon Territory. Avery House at Oregon State University was named after him.
Michael Leigh Burton is an American politician. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1985–1995 and was Speaker Pro-tempore (temporarily) in the 1991 session.
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.
Janelle Sojourner Bynum is an American politician and businesswoman serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Oregon's 5th district since 2025. She is a member of the Democratic Party and previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives.
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 Portland city auditor is one of the six citywide elected positions in Portland,Oregon. The auditor is the only elected official functionally independent of City Council and accountable only to the public. The auditor exists "to promote open and accountable government by providing independent and impartial reviews,access to public information,and services for City government and the public." The current auditor,since January 2023,is Simone Rede.
Maxine Elizabeth Dexter is an American physician and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 3rd congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously represented the 33rd district of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2020 to 2024,which covers parts of Northwest Portland,as well as Cedar Mill,Oak Hills,and most of Bethany.
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.
Lynn Ann Peterson is an American politician in the U.S. state of Oregon serving as the council president of Metro. Metro is the only directly-elected regional government in the United States,and spans 24 cities in the Portland,Oregon three-county area,along with many unincorporated suburbs in the Portland metropolitan area.
The 2024 Portland municipal elections were held on November 5,2024,to elect the mayor,city auditor and city council of Portland,Oregon. This was the first Portland election to use ranked-choice voting following the implementation of charter reform approved by voters in 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.
Candace Avalos is an American nonprofit executive and politician who is a member of Portland City Council from District 1 after being elected along with Loretta Smith and Jamie Dunphy 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.
Elana Pirtle-Guiney is a member 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,following Portland's switch from a city commission government to a mayor–council government.
Olivia Clark is a retired policy director who was elected to Portland City Council from District 4 in 2024,along with Mitch Green and Eric Zimmerman. 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.
Eric Zimmerman was elected to Portland City Council in 2024 in District 4,along with Olivia Clark and Mitch Green. Zimmerman 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. Due to the close nature of his race,Zimmerman was one of the last two confirmed winners of the election.
Sameer Kanal is an American politician who is currently member 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.
