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Metro Council President
Lynn Peterson
The Portland Metro Council, whose reach extends over a three county region (Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas), has its fingers in a lot of pies—land use, environmental concerns, and transportation, as well as running such venues as the Oregon Convention Center, the Expo Center, Oregon Zoo, and more. When this same region is also in the middle of a housing and climate crisis, it becomes clear that their work is more important than ever. As such, the person overseeing such a sweeping venture should possess exceptional planning skills, deep institutional knowledge, and a humanistic approach to governing. And we think, in this election cycle, current Metro President Lynn Peterson continues to fit the bill.