[Phew! Putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of hard work—and that’s on top of our regular excellent reporting. Show your appreciation for the Mercury with a small contribution, please, and thank you!—eds] METRO Metro Measure 26-225: Yes This is an easy one. Also known as the Parks and Nature levy, this measure was actually first […]
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Mercury General Election 2022 Endorsements: State and Federal
[Phew! Putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of hard work—and that’s on top of our regular excellent reporting. Show your appreciation for the Mercury with a small contribution, please, and thank you!—eds] Governor: Tina Kotek While choosing who we elect for governor is always important, can we be so bold as to suggest this race […]
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Welcome to the Mercury‘s 2022 Primary Election Night Live Blog!
MICHELLE MRUK [EDITOR’S NOTE: Wooo-whee! There are a mess of elections on the table tonight, including the governor’s primary race, a run for the Multnomah County sheriff’s office, and a number of City Council seats up for grabs. It’s bound to be spicy. Before we dive in, however, it’s important we point out how this […]
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Mercury Primary Endorsements 2022: Vote for AJ McCreary!
[Phew! Putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of hard work—and that’s on top of our regular excellent reporting. Show your appreciation for the Mercury with a small contribution, please, and thank you!—eds] City Commission, Position 2AJ McCreary Portland City Council’s past two years of pandemic-era leadership can be characterized by its unity. Unlike previous council […]
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Mercury Primary Endorsements 2022: Multnomah County
[Phew! Putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of hard work—and that’s on top of our regular excellent reporting. Show your appreciation for the Mercury with a small contribution, please, and thank you!—eds] Multnomah County ChairJessica Vega Pederson In a crowded race of experienced candidates for Multnomah County Chair, Jessica Vega Pederson stands out. A county […]
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Fill Out Your Ballot Fast (and Correctly!) with the Mercury‘s Election Cheat Sheet!
[Want to fill out your May primary ballot quickly and accurately? Don’t have time to do all that necessary research? You can depend on the Mercury‘s Election Cheat Sheet for all your ballot-filling-out needs. SO GET TO VOTING! Note: The Mercury does not endorse in uncontested races. Also, putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of […]
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Mercury Primary Endorsements 2022: Metro
[Phew! Putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of hard work—and that’s on top of our regular excellent reporting. Show your appreciation for the Mercury with a small contribution, please, and thank you!—eds] Metro Council PresidentLynn Peterson The Portland Metro Council, whose reach extends over a three county region (Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas), has its fingers […]
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Mercury Primary Endorsements 2022: State
[Phew! Putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of hard work—and that’s on top of our regular excellent reporting. Show your appreciation for the Mercury with a small contribution, please, and thank you!—eds] GovernorTina Kotek It’s no exaggeration to say that most of Oregon’s biggest problems could be solved with affordable housing. Accessible, affordable housing has […]
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Mercury Primary Endorsements 2022: City of Portland
[Phew! Putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of hard work—and that’s on top of our regular excellent reporting. Show your appreciation for the Mercury with a small contribution, please, and thank you!—eds] City Commission, Position 3Jo Ann Hardesty When Jo Ann Hardesty first entered City Hall in 2018, she was considered a one-issue politician. Campaigning […]
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Spring Into Action: The Mercury’s Election Endorsements for May 17, 2022
[Phew! Putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of hard work—and that’s on top of our regular excellent reporting. Show your appreciation for the Mercury with a small contribution, please, and thank you!—eds] It’s springtime in Portland, the season when explosive blooms and chatty birds guide us out of our winter slump and remind us why […]
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Mercury Primary Endorsements 2022: Federal
[Phew! Putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of hard work—and that’s on top of our regular excellent reporting. Show your appreciation for the Mercury with a small contribution, please, and thank you!—eds] Congress District 5 Jamie McLeod-Skinner {{ image:1, align:left, width:200 }} Oregon’s redistricting process last year dramatically changed the makeup of Congressional District 5. […]
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Mercury Primary Endorsements 2022: City of Portland
[Phew! Putting these endorsements together takes LOTS of hard work—and that’s on top of our regular excellent reporting. Show your appreciation for the Mercury with a small contribution, please, and thank you!—eds] City Commission, Position 2 AJ McCreary {{ image:1, align:left, width:200 }} Portland City Council’s past two years of pandemic-era leadership can be characterized […]