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Mayor of Portland

Rank #1

Carmen Rubio

An experienced and community-centered leader, Carmen has a proven history of collaborating to deliver results for Portland. She has taken decisive action to tackle Portland’s biggest challenges, from addressing housing and homelessness to improving community safety to supporting small businesses. Carmen will be a mayor that fights for all of Portland. That’s why Carmen’s our number one pick for Mayor.

Rank #1

Carmen Rubio

As a city commissioner, she has worked to expand the Portland Street Response, fought for more resources to take on our housing crisis, and delivered millions in funding to address gun violence. She also established the city’s first Office of Small Business, cutting red tape for local businesses so they can thrive. 

As the leader of a community based organization, she successfully grew a small nonprofit serving the Latinx community into a 200+ person organization working on the front lines to serve families across the region, including providing early childhood education, youth empowerment and violence prevention programs, and school and community-based services. Carmen is the principled, forward-looking leader that Portland needs to tackle our toughest challenges. She will be ready, on day one, to make local government work for all of Portland. 

We support Carmen because she’s the only candidate we can trust to:

  • Ensure our city government runs effectively and efficiently, and that all Portlanders have a voice in City Hall.
  • Invest in services, like the Portland Street Response, to help people who are homeless find permanent housing.
  • Expand options for drug treatment and mental health services.
  • Be accountable, accessible, and transparent.

These organizations proudly support Carmen:

Keith Wilson

Keith Wilson has a background as a business and non-profit leader. He says his top priority, if elected, would be to end unsheltered homelessness within one year.

Durrell Kinsey Bey

Durrell Kinsey Bey moved to Portland in 2021. He is a youth coordinator for the David Douglas School District and is committed to uplifting families and advocating for young people.

Mingus Mapps

Mingus Mapps currently serves on the Portland City Council. He has voted to increase the police budget and has said one of his priorities as Mayor would be to sustain the Portland Street Response and expand mental health and addiction services.

Liv (Viva) Østhus

Liv Østhus is running for Mayor to help restore the small business and artistic roots of Portland.

Not Recommending

Rene Gonzalez

From cozying up to the far right to wasting taxpayer dollars, Rene Gonzalez represents everything that’s broken about Portland politics. That’s why we recommend NOT ranking him on your ballot.

Not Recommending

Rene Gonzalez

Ranking a candidate you don’t like or who doesn’t represent your values could ultimately end up putting them in office – even if you rank them last. That’s why we don’t recommend ranking Rene Gonzalez anywhere on your ballot.

Rene Gonzalez represents everything that is dysfunctional in City Hall.

We recommend you don’t rank Gonzalez because:

  • He has tried to cut funding for Portland Street Response, a critical program that helps people experiencing homelessness and mental health crises get the help they need.
  • As the city faced long 911 wait times, Rene Gonzalez falsely accused a Black woman of assaulting him on a MAX train. Portland police found “there wasn’t evidence of a crime.” 
  • Instead of investing in our communities, Gonzalez is wasting our tax dollars on himself. Most recently, The Oregonian reported that he spent thousands of dollars on an out-of-state consultant to help edit his Wikipedia page. 
  • Gonzalez has a history of engaging with the far-right. After winning his City Council seat in 2022, Gonzalez tweeted out a thank you to campaign supporters, including Quincy Franklin, an apparent member of Patriot Prayer, a MAGA hate group that has repeatedly incited violence in Portland. Just this summer, he also showed support online for Andy Ngo, a far-right provocateur.  

Learn more about why Gonzalez is wrong for Portland →

Find Your City Council District 

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Our Picks
Our Pick

Candace Avalos

Our Pick

Steph Routh

Our Pick

Timur Ender

Our Pick

Jamie Dunphy

Candace Avalos, Steph Routh, Timur Ender, and Jamie Dunphy are the candidates we trust to invest in our communities. As ​​long-time Portland residents with extensive experience, they would bring a new perspective to government and are the right candidates to make City Council effective, efficient, accountable and representative of East Portlanders. From supporting East Portland small businesses, to expanding options for drug treatment, to helping people who are homeless find permanent housing, we believe they are the right leaders to help get our city back on track.

Remember: You’re electing three city council members to represent you!

Who else is running?

Other Candidates to Rank

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Our Picks
Our Pick

Michelle DePass

Our Pick

Sameer Kanal

Our Pick

Tiffani Penson

Our Pick

Nat West

Michelle DePass, Sameer Kanal, Tiffani Penson, and Nat West are principled leaders with experience to make local government work for us. They are rooted in our community and are ready to take on our toughest challenges. On City Council, they will work together to help build a city that’s accountable to and representative of the people of North and Northeast Portland.

Remember: You’re electing three city council members to represent you!

Who else is running?

Other Candidates to Rank
Not Recommending

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Our Picks
Our Pick

Tiffany Koyama Lane

Our Pick

Angelita Morillo

Our Pick

Steve Novick

Inner Southeast Portland deserves collaborative leaders who will make our city government run efficiently and effectively. Angelita Morillo, Tiffany Koyama Lane, and Steve Novick will invest in services that help people experiencing homelessness find permanent housing, including the Portland Street Response, and ensure our neighborhoods have a real voice in City Hall.

Remember: You’re electing three city council members to represent you!

Who else is running?

Other Candidates to Rank

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Our Picks
Our Pick

Mitch Green

Our Pick

Lisa Freeman

Our Pick

Chad Lykins

Voters from Sellwood to Forest Park and across every neighborhood on the west side of Portland should support Mitch Green, Chad Lykins, and Lisa Freeman for City Council. They’re the leaders who will support our small, local businesses and expand access to drug treatment and mental health services for those who need it.

Remember: You’re electing three city council members to represent you!

Who else is running?

Other Candidates to Rank

Find Your Multnomah County District

Multnomah County Commission

Our Pick

Meghan Moyer

Meghan Moyer is running for Multnomah County Commissioner to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to succeed. As a public policy specialist and a small business owner, Meghan has the experience to tackle Multnomah County’s toughest issues. As a long-time Portlander, she will promote policies and solutions that make local government more efficient, effective, and accountable for all.

Our Pick

Meghan Moyer

Meghan is an experienced and pragmatic leader who has spent her career working to better the lives of students, front line workers, and so many more. As County Commissioner, she will work to improve mental health and addiction services, invest to increase access to affordable child care, and focus on policies that effectively move people off the streets and into housing.

We support Meghan because she’s the only candidate we trust to:

  • Work collaboratively to make local government efficient and effective, and hold the county government accountable to the people.
  • Expand access to drug treatment and mental health services.
  • Invest in affordable housing and other proven solutions to help people experiencing homelessness find and maintain permanent housing.

Meghan’s Endorsements

Meghan’s Endorsements

Our Pick

Shannon Singleton

Shannon Singleton is a trained clinical social worker who has spent her career working on the front lines advocating for those most in need in our community. Through her career in public service, Shannon knows the strengths and gaps in our county government. Her experience means she’ll be ready on day one to get to work. As County Commissioner, she will focus on addressing homelessness, expanding access to affordable housing, and ensuring our community is safe and thriving.

Our Pick

Shannon Singleton

Shannon has a strong record of getting results for the people she represents. In her previous role, she helped thousands of people move into housing, launched a behavioral health outreach team, and secured millions of dollars of investments for communities of color. She is running for County Commissioner to build a community that meets everyone’s basic needs, treats them with the dignity and respect they deserve, and chooses equity and justice over fear and division.

We support Shannon because she’s the only candidate we trust to:

  • Improve services for people experiencing homelessness and expand access to safe and affordable housing for those most in need. 
  • Expand options for mental health and addiction services in the County.
  • Ensure that community safety and the justice system are equitable and lead to safer communities for everyone.
  • Hold local government accountable and ensure it works for the people it represents.

Shannon’s Endorsements

Shannon’s Endorsements

About the PDX Voter Guide

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