The 2024 Portland
City Council elections will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the members of
Portland's City Council . This will be a unique election as it will be the first election under Portland's new form of government, the first without a primary, the first where every seat will be 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.
[1]
Currently, Portland operates under a
city commission government with a five-member board, including the
mayor .
[2] Under the new form of government, approved by voters in 2022, the mayor will no longer be a part of the city council, and instead of five at-large positions, the council will have twelve districted seats. Three councilmembers will each represent one of four districts.
[1] The district elections will use a
single transferable vote system. Special elections will also no longer be used to fill vacancies in the council.
[3] The elections will continue to be officially
nonpartisan .
In the
previous election ,
Dan Ryan and
Rene Gonzalez were elected to the council, marking a shift in voters away from
progressivism towards more
moderate democratic politicians.
[4] Currently, with
Ted Wheeler choosing not to run for re-election,
Mingus Mapps , Rene Gonzalez, and
Carmen Rubio are running for mayor, while Dan Ryan is running for a City Council seat in District 2.
District 1
District 1 represents the eastern part of the city, primarily everything east of
Interstate 205 all the way to the city's eastern border with
Gresham , as well as
Portland International Airport .
[5] Neighborhoods represented include
Argay ,
Centennial ,
Glenfair ,
Hazelwood ,
Lents ,
Mill Park ,
Parkrose ,
Parkrose Heights ,
Pleasant Valley ,
Powellhurst-Gilbert ,
Russell ,
Sumner ,
Wilkes , and
Woodland Park .
[6]
Candidates
Declared
Candace Avalos, Executive Director of Verde, former member of the Portland Charter Commission, and candidate for city commission in
2020
[7]
Jamie Dunphy, former staffer to Commissioner
Nick Fish
[7]
Timur Ender, former policy advisor to then-city commissioner
Steve Novick
[8]
Noah Ernst
[9]
Joe Furi
[9]
Terrence Hayes, civil rights activist
[9]
[10]
David Linn, member of the
Centennial School District Board
[11]
Sonja McKenzie,
[9] Oregon School Boards Association president and member of the
Parkrose School District Board
Steph Routh, Portland Planning Commission member
[12]
Deian Salazar, Oregon Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder member at-large
[7]
[13]
Thomas Shervey
[14]
Cayle Tern,
Reynolds School Board member
[9]
[15]
Potential
District 2
District 2 represents most of
North and
Northeast Portland north of
Interstate 84 and west of
82nd Avenue .
[5] Neighborhoods represented include
Alameda ,
Arbor Lodge ,
Beaumont-Wilshire ,
Boise ,
Bridgeton ,
Cathedral Park ,
Concordia ,
Cully ,
Dignity Village ,
East Columbia ,
Eliot ,
Grant Park ,
Hayden Island ,
Hollywood ,
Humboldt ,
Irvington ,
Kenton ,
King ,
Lloyd District ,
Madison South ,
Overlook ,
Piedmont ,
Portsmouth ,
Sabin ,
St. Johns ,
Sullivan's Gulch ,
Sumner ,
Sunderland ,
University Park ,
Vernon , and
Woodlawn .
[6]
Candidates
Declared
James Armstrong, accountant and small business advocate
[17]
Reuben Berlin, mortgage loan officer
[17]
Alan Blake
[17]
David Burnell, substance abuse counselor
[11]
Debbie Kitchin, former Portland Charter Commissioner and small business owner
[11]
Marnie Glickman, lawyer
Mariah Hudson, Chair of Portland Bureau of Transportation & co-chair of the
PPS Budget Advisory Committees, past chair Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods
[9]
Mike Marshall
[9]
William Mespelt
[9]
John Middleton, Vice President of the Board of Community Warehouse
[9]
Christopher Olson, nonprofit communications specialist
[9]
Jennifer Park, nonprofit program director
[17]
Tiffani Penson, Manager of People and Culture for the City of Portland
[9]
[18]
Elana Pirtle-Guiney, labor advocate and policy expert for Governor
Kate Brown
[9]
Dan Ryan , Portland City Commissioner
[19]
Laura Streib, nonprofit executive director
[9]
[10]
Jonathan Tasini , union activist and Democratic Party strategist
[17]
Nat West, former owner of Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider
[20]
Michelle DePass, Chair of the
Portland Public Schools Board
[21]
Withdrawn
Declined
District 3
District 3 represents most of
Southeast Portland south of
Interstate 84 and west of
Interstate 205 , as well as a small sliver of
Northeast Portland east of 47th Avenue and south of Prescott Avenue.
[5] Neighborhoods represented include
Brentwood-Darlington ,
Brooklyn ,
Buckman ,
Creston-Kenilworth ,
Foster-Powell ,
Hosford-Abernethy (includes
Ladd's Addition ),
Kerns ,
Laurelhurst ,
Madison South ,
Montavilla ,
Mt. Scott-Arleta ,
Mt. Tabor ,
North Tabor ,
Richmond ,
Rose City Park ,
Roseway ,
South Tabor ,
Sunnyside , and
Woodstock .
[6]
Candidates
Declared
Matt Anderson, high school teacher and
U.S. Air Force veteran
[24]
Sandeep Bali, pharmacist and candidate for city commission in
2022
[25]
Melodie Bierwagen
Rex Burkholder, Founder,
Bicycle Transportation Alliance , led
Outdoor School for All campaign, and former
Metro Council member
[9]
[10]
Jesse Cornett, client manager at
ADP, Inc. ,
Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign Staffer and candidate for city council in
2010
[25]
[26]
Daniel DeMelo, software engineer and chair of the
Portland Joint Office of Homeless Services Community Budget Advisory Committee
[25]
Chris Flanary, Portland Housing Bureau employee
[25]
Dan Gilk
[9]
Theo Hathaway Saner
[9]
Kelly Janes
[9]
Phillippe Knab
[9]
Tiffany Koyama Lane, elementary school teacher and teacher's union leader
[24]
Kenneth Landgraver
Angelita Morillo, member of the Portland Rental Services Commission and TikTok Star
[25]
Steve Novick , former city commissioner
[27]
Ahlam Osman, small business owner and environmental activist
Terry Parker
Luke Zak, political organizer and destination management professional
[9]
Potential
Rachel Clark, small business manager and daughter of former mayor
Bud Clark
[18]
Withdrawn
Robin Ye, chief of staff to state representative
Khanh Pham and former Portland Charter Commissioner
[28]
Failed to qualify
Tony Morse, substance abuse nonprofit executive (running in District 4)
[16]
District 4
District 4 represents all of Portland west of the
Willamette River (its
Northwest ,
Southwest , and
South sextants) as well as the
Eastmoreland ,
Reed , and
Sellwood-Moreland neighborhoods in
southeast Portland .
[5] Neighborhoods represented include
Arlington Heights ,
Arnold Creek ,
Ashcreek ,
Bridlemile (includes Glencullen),
Collins View ,
Crestwood ,
Downtown , Eastmoreland,
Far Southwest ,
Forest Park ,
Goose Hollow ,
Hayhurst (includes Vermont Hills),
Hillsdale ,
Hillside ,
Homestead ,
Linnton ,
Maplewood ,
Markham ,
Marshall Park ,
Multnomah (includes Multnomah Village),
Northwest District (includes Uptown, Nob Hill, Alphabet Historic District),
Northwest Heights ,
Northwest Industrial ,
Old Town Chinatown ,
Pearl District , Reed, Sellwood-Moreland,
South Burlingame ,
South Portland (includes Corbett, Fulton, Lair Hill, Terwilliger, and the Johns Landing and
South Waterfront developments),
Southwest Hills ,
Sylvan-Highlands , and
West Portland Park (includes Capitol Hill).
[6]
Candidates
Declared
Eli Arnold, police officer with the
Portland Police Bureau
[9]
[10]
Jeremy Beausoleil Smith
[9]
Patrick Cashman
Olivia Clark, Former
Salem, Oregon Legislative Director
[9]
Michael DiNapoli, Event Technician
[9]
Brandon Farley
Lisa Freeman
[9]
Mitch Green, economist at
Bonneville Power Administration
[29]
Stephen Hall, communications consultant and pastor
[11]
Chris Henry
Ben Hufford
[9]
Chad Lykins, Executive Director, Rose City Chess
[9]
Tony Morse, substance abuse nonprofit executive
[16]
Stan Penkin,
Pearl District Neighborhood Association President
[9]
Moses Ross, political consultant and chair of the
Multnomah Neighborhood Association
[11]
Sarah Silkie,
Portland Water Bureau engineer
[7]
John Toran, dispensary owner[
citation needed ]
Michael Trimble
[9]
Andra Vltavín
Bob Weinstein, former mayor of
Ketchikan, Alaska
[9]
[18]
Eric Zimmerman, chief of staff to
Julia Brim-Edwards
[9]
[18]
Withdrawn
Declined
See also
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