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.
Brooklyn is a mostly residential neighborhood in southeast Portland,Oregon. It sits along the east side of the Willamette River in the vicinity of Reed College. Founded as a neighborhood in the late 1860s,the neighborhood today is a middle-class area comprising mainly single family homes,interspersed with remaining industrial sites along the river and a large railyard. This railyard was home to Southern Pacific 4449 as well as several other large antique steam and diesel-electric locomotives.
Vera Katz was an American Democratic politician in the state of Oregon. She was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and was the 49th mayor of Portland,Oregon's most populous city. She grew up in New York City,moving to Portland in 1962,and was elected to the Oregon House in 1972. She served as mayor from 1993 to 2005.
John Elwood "Bud" Clark Jr. was an American businessman and politician who served as the 48th mayor of Portland,Oregon,from 1985 to 1992. A left-leaning populist with little political experience before his mayoral bid,he was one of Portland's most colorful political figures.
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 history of the city of Portland,Oregon,began in 1843 when business partners William Overton and Asa Lovejoy filed to claim land on the west bank of the Willamette River in Oregon Country. In 1845 the name of Portland was chosen for this community by coin toss. February 8,1851,the city was incorporated. Portland has continued to grow in size and population,with the 2010 census showing 583,776 residents in the 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.
Francis James Ivancie was an American businessman and politician who served as mayor of Portland,Oregon,from 1980 to 1985. Prior to his term as mayor,Ivancie served for fourteen years on the Portland City Council. After his retirement from elected office,Ivancie remained active in community affairs,occasionally lending his support to political causes. During his political career,Ivancie was a conservative Democrat.
James Philip Chasse,Jr. was an American from Portland,Oregon. In 2006 his death while in the custody of Portland law enforcement officers caused an outcry over civil rights and an examination of the lack of mental health crisis management training given to Portland police officers. At the time of his death,he was living in an apartment in downtown Portland and had been diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Edward Tevis Wheeler is an American politician who has served as the mayor of Portland,Oregon since 2017. He was Oregon State Treasurer from 2010 to 2016.
Terrence Patrick Bean is an American political fundraiser,a civil rights activist,and LGBT rights movement activist. He is known for co-founding several national LGBT rights organizations,including the Human Rights Campaign and the Gay &Lesbian Victory Fund. As of 2012,he is the CEO and President of Bean Investment Real Estate and resides in Portland,Oregon. Since 2014,Bean had been the subject of sexual assault allegations;all charges were dismissed in January 2022.
The Portland Police Bureau (PPB),officially the Portland Bureau of Police,is the law enforcement agency of the city of Portland,the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. While oversight of Portland's bureaus shifts among the five City Commissioners,the mayor has historically been assigned to the Police Bureau as the police commissioner.
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 November 2,2004,an election was held in Portland,Oregon,to elect the mayor. Tom Potter was elected,defeating Jim Francesconi. Incumbent mayor Vera Katz did not seek a fourth term.
Jim Francesconi is an American lawyer and politician who served on the Portland,Oregon City Council from 1997 until 2004. In 2004 he raised $1.3 million in his bid for mayor of Portland,more than doubling the previous fund-raising record for the position of $600,000,set by Earl Blumenauer in 1992. Francesconi lost the election to Tom Potter,a former police chief who placed strict limits on contributions to his own campaign,and who ultimately spent less than a tenth of what Francesconi did on the campaign.
On May 19,2020,and November 3,2020,elections were held in Portland,Oregon,to elect the mayor.
The End Domestic Terrorism rally,sometimes subtitled "Better Dead Than Red",was a far-right demonstration organized by the Proud Boys and held in Portland,Oregon on August 17,2019. The event,the purpose of which was to promote the idea that the "antifa" anti-fascist movement should be classified as "domestic terrorism",received national attention. The rally drew more counter-demonstrators than participants,with at least one group urging its members in advance not to attend,and ended with the Proud Boys requesting a police escort to leave.
Starting in May 2020,protests following the murder of George Floyd were held in the city of Portland,Oregon,concurrent with protests in other cities in the United States and around the world. By July 2020,many of the protests,which had been held every day since May 28,drew more than 1,000 participants. Protests continued into August,September,and October 2020,often drawing hundreds.
Kayse Jama is an American politician currently serving as a Democratic member of the Oregon State Senate,representing Oregon's 24th Senate district,which includes parts of Clackamas and Multnomah Counties. Jama was appointed by the Clackamas and Multnomah County Board of Commissioners to replace Shemia Fagan,who was elected Oregon Secretary of State in 2021.
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.
