2019 Portland mayor’s race
Portland Mayoral Race
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But its executive director said that a PAC formed to oppose Mayor Ethan Strimling's re-election was late to file reports and could face over $7,000 in fines, while a complaint against Strimling's campaign was unsubstantiated.
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Three of the 4 contenders have raised almost $360,000 combined, and 2 have significant cash on hand to get their messages out during the final week of the campaign.
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Recent reports have been filed for Kate Snyder, Ethan Strimling and Spencer Thibodeau.
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The poll commissioned by the Portland Chamber of Commerce included 2nd- and 3rd-place voter preferences to account for the ranked-choice voting system.
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The announcement comes late in a heated mayoral campaign, with incumbent Ethan Strimling's campaign trading ethics complaints with a Portland political action committee formed to oppose his re-election.
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While the complaint by the incumbent's campaign says Unite Portland failed to file disclosure reports and concealed a consultant's identity, a group opposing Ethan Strimling's re-election says his operation failed to report in-kind contributions.
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Snyder’s experience on the Portland school board during some tough budget years shows why she is best suited for the position.
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Ethan Strimling said in a fundraising email that business leaders ‘heckled’ him for saying he'd propose a $15 minimum wage, but the chamber of commerce calls it a ‘flat-out misrepresentation.’
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Ethan Strimling made the statement at a chamber of commerce forum with the 3 candidates who are trying to unseat him, telling the audience, ‘I know you're going to light your hair on fire.’
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From July 1 to Sept. 30, Unite Portland raised nearly $19,000, much of it from real estate professionals, according to campaign finance reports.
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Incumbent Ethan Strimling says the mayor should drive policy for the City Council to consider; opponents say the job requires more collaboration than he has delivered.
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Jon Jennings, who has clashed repeatedly with the incumbent Mayor Ethan Strimling, would rather see someone else win the election.
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Police officers endorse City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau, while firefighters again back incumbent Ethan Strimling, who says 31 unions are supporting his re-election.
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Unite Portland's online video featured the CEO of Avesta Housing, a nonprofit that's barred from taking part in election campaigns.
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Three candidates have already raised more than $300,000 – a record – and spent more that $173,000 seeking Portland's top elective office.
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They debate issues ranging from Portland's lack of affordable housing to homelessness to providing property tax relief to the role of the mayor.
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Portland's mayor gets the backing of more than 20 current and former elected officials, including City Councilor Pious Ali and 5 school board members.
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The endorsements, which are reminiscent of those Mayor Ethan Strimling received in 2015, and a series of candidate forums signal the unofficial start of election season in the city.