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CITY OF PORTLAND

City Commissioner, Position 2

AJ McCreary

City Commissioner, Position 3

Jo Ann Hardesty

Portland City Auditor

Simone Rede

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MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Multnomah County Sheriff

Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell

Multnomah County Chair

Jessica Vega Pederson

County Commissioner, District 2

Susheela Jayapal

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METRO

Metro Council President

Lynn Peterson

Metro Council, 6th District

Duncan Hwang

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STATE

State Representative, 41st District

Kaliko Castille

State Representative, 45th District

Thuy Tran

Oregon Labor Commissioner

Christina Stephenson

Governor

Tina Kotek

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FEDERAL

US Representative, 1st District

Suzanne Bonamici

US Representative, 3rd District

Earl Blumenauer

US Representative, 5th District

Jamie McLeod-Skinner

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