Linkedin David Schor We’ve got a new mayoral candidate on our hands, Portland. David Schor, a 36-year-old assistant attorney general at the Oregon Department of Justice, filed his candidacy with the city on Thursday. Schor’s also started a campaign committee with the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, and he says he’s in the race to […]
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Trades Unions Support Ted Wheeler, But Acknowledge They Don’t Know Who Else Will Run
A couple weeks back, a conglomeration representing dozens of Oregon trades unions sat down with Mayor Charlie Hales and State Treasurer Ted Wheeler, to figure out which man deserved the nod in next year’s mayor’s race. Hales came in with something of a disadvantage. When the mayor reversed course in early May, forestalling efforts to […]
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Portland Teachers Union Head Gwen Sullivan Hasn’t Ruled Out A Mayoral Run
Gwen Sullivan Earlier today, we speculated Portland teachers union President Gwen Sullivan was a wild card for entering the Portland mayoral race now that Mayor Charlie Hales has announced he won’t. Let’s upgrade that to the “Maybe In?” category. Sullivan, the head of the 4,000-strong Portland Association of Teachers, is conspicuously not saying she won’t […]
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The Portland Mayor’s Race: Who’s Out, Who’s In, and Who’s Thinking About It?
Ryan Alexander-Tanner THE HOURS SINCE Mayor Charlie Hales announced he’s out after this term have begotten a breathless race to figure out who—if anyone—will throw their hat in against state Treasurer Ted Wheeler for the top spot in city government. There’s a lot of talk about whether Hales even left time for a credible candidate […]
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Mayor Charlie Hales Won’t Seek A Second Term
Joseph Harmon Mayor Charlie Hales is calling it at one term. In a stunning reversal, and in the face of difficult poll numbers and a strong challenger, Hales revealed earlier today he won’t run for re-election next year. In a statement laying out a litany of problems facing the city, Hales says his time’s better […]
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So Long, Joe: Here’s to the Kooky Presidential Campaign That Never Was
JASON AND BONNIE GROWER / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM Joe Biden: Now where the heck did I leave my keys? Well, that’s that. Joe Biden is not running for president, which means we won’t be treated to SNL skits about his tendency to lecherously gaze (and occasionally paw) at women. We won’t hear cute stories about how he […]
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Portland’s Last Three Former Mayors Apparently Support Ted Wheeler
Dirk VanderHart State Treasurer Ted Wheeler added a hefty troika of support for his mayoral bid this morning: The three people to hold the job before his opponent. As Wheeler prepares a campaign kickoff event tonight (btw, you’re encouraged to bring “gently used” women’s underwear, as part of a effort spearheaded by Wheeler’s wife?), his […]