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Fred Stewart responds

Fred Stewart (Candidate for Portland Commissioner, Position 4) responded April 6, 2016:

(1) In what specific ways have you supported arts and culture in Portland?  

I have advocated for a more sustainable and broadly reaching source of funding for the arts in Portland than the current arts tax. I have also proposed the creation of a new city Bureau, the Bureau of Arts and Culture. I believe that a Bureau of Arts and Culture will allow the City of Portland to support the creative community at a level that will live up to the values and expectations of the people of Portland. The City of Portland has to be involved in the forming and achieving goals for public art, art education, and the creative industry. This bureau will work as a partner and an ally to the creative community.

(2) Artists and arts organizations add measurable value to our region’s economy, our education system and our quality of life, and yet there are a number of pressing needs in our community that often compete for attention and investment.  What is Portland’s proper role in supporting arts and culture in the region?

The City has to take an active role in addressing challenges to the creative community in general. It should always be ally, and in some cases, a leader.

(3) The region’s affordability is a serious concern for all of us, including artists and arts-related businesses. What are your plans for making housing and creative spaces more affordable?

City Hall has to start including the working class and lower-income people in all of its future plans for the City of Portland. It has to set clear goals for sustainable affordable housing and low-cost commercial and work space in Portland. I hope to lead the City of Portland in establishing these goals, and in the meantime, in developing the necessary relationships and partnerships that will allow the city to develop transitional housing and low-cost work space in Portland so Portland can continue to be a city that is inclusive of all economic levels.  One of the responsibilities my proposed Portland Arts and Culture Bureau will have will be monitoring the needs of the creative community and ensuring that those needs are considered in all future urban planning.

(4) Are there other unmet needs when it comes to shaping Portland’s arts and culture policy for the future? If so, what steps would you take to help ensure those needs are met, and how should they be funded?

We need to make it easier for both the public and private sector to invest and participate in the arts.   Portland needs to work with the creative community to learn what, if anything the city can do to help financially support a robust creative community.

(5) The Arts Education & Access Fund, or arts tax, has delivered on its promise of providing arts specialists for all K-5 schools in Portland, but the fund hasn’t generated enough revenue to support as many grants for arts and culture organizations as envisioned. If elected, would you take any steps to modify the arts tax, improve administration of it, and/or fulfill the voters’ vision of supporting arts education and access through other means? 

Absolutely. It is my intention to increase the funding for the arts in the City of Portland and to provide a path for sustainability of funding for them.

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Jules Bailey responds

Commissioner Jules Bailey (Candidate for Mayor) responded on April 6, 2016:

(1) In what specific ways have you supported arts and culture in Portland?   

I grew up acting and writing plays with Young Actors Forum, I took lessons at Echo Theater, and I played violin with Metropolitan Youth Symphony.  Arts in many ways made me who I am.  That’s why I still play music.  My wife and I have a season pass to PCS, and we frequently go to other shows and installations. My personal story is in some ways a microcosm of what the arts mean to this region. Arts and culture give voice to community, and tell our collective stories. They are not a “nice to have,” they are integral to who we are. As a State Representative, I spearheaded the renewal of the Cultural Trust tax credit and the expansion of the film and video incentive.  As Multnomah County Commissioner, I nearly doubled the County contribution to RACC.  As Mayor, I will continue to be a champion for the arts.

(2) Artists and arts organizations add measurable value to our region’s economy, our education system and our quality of life, and yet there are a number of pressing needs in our community that often compete for attention and investment.  What is the Mayor’s proper role in supporting arts and culture in the region?

As Mayor, I will make arts and culture front and center in my administration.  I will have an arts liaison on my Mayoral staff to provide advice to and interface with the arts and culture community.  I will also promote and make better use of the Creative Laureate position.  If talented artists are going to give their time to the position, we should get the most out of it, and make sure that person has the ability to truly be an arts and culture ambassador for Portland.

We must create more opportunity by ensuring arts and culture are part of how underserved communities are able to express themselves.  The creative economy can’t thrive if artists and entrepreneurs only look like the majority population.  We can grow a creative Portland based on inclusiveness, not just privilege. The biggest barrier to this vision is ensuring that arts organizations that are of and serve specific populations get the support they need.  Too often, donors and funding flow to organizations that are more mainstream.  The City should view the arts as a fundamental part of service provision, and incorporate arts programs and arts equity in the planning for how we serve our community.

(3) The region’s affordability is a serious concern for all of us, including artists and arts-related businesses. What are your plans for making housing and creative spaces more affordable?

Affordability is a crisis in Portland.  My wife and I were priced out of our neighborhood last year, despite having two good incomes.  For artists building their careers and following their dreams, finding affordable housing and creative space can seem impossible. Quite simply, we need more housing.  That means smart infill, like bringing duplexes, triplexes, and garden apartments back to neighborhood streets.  It also means streamlined and fast-track permitting, and reduced fees, for housing that meets affordability standards.  I’ve proposed just such a process for Portland.  But we also need to preserve many of the creative spaces we have.  We’re not building new “Yale Unions” or “Milagro Theaters” – we need to keep the current spaces working for artists.

(4) Are there other unmet needs when it comes to shaping Portland’s arts and culture policy for the future? If so, what steps would you take to help ensure those needs are met, and how should they be funded?

There’s not enough connection between the City of Portland and our arts and culture community. It’s very hard to understand a community when you don’t have a direct line of communication.

We should restore the position of Mayor’s Arts & Culture Director to help ensure arts are supported in our city. This job would be a key advisor to the Mayor’s office, and be a vital liaison to the arts community in Portland.

The best way for the Mayor to know and understand the needs and issues for arts and culture in Portland is to have someone whose job it is to engage in direct communications.  Arts and culture are a major reason why our city is livable, and they are an important contribution to our local economy, and should have a direct line to the Mayor’s office.

(5) The Arts Education & Access Fund, or arts tax, has delivered on its promise of providing arts specialists for all K-5 schools in Portland, but the fund hasn’t generated enough revenue to support as many grants for arts and culture organizations as envisioned. If elected, would you take any steps to modify the arts tax, improve administration of it, and/or fulfill the voters’ vision of supporting arts education and access through other means?

I support the Arts Education and Access Fund, and I will commit to maintaining it.  However, we need to do a better job of collection and enforcement to ensure voters are getting what they voted for. In the meantime, the City should look at backfilling lost revenue.

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Portland candidates share views on arts and culture

On January 26, RACC collaborated with several partners to host a candidates forum on arts and culture. Since that time, several other people have filed for the May, 2016 primary election. In March, RACC distributed a questionnaire to all official candidates for Portland Mayor and City Council. The questions were:

(1) In what specific ways have you supported arts and culture in Portland?

(2) Artists and arts organizations add measurable value to our region’s economy, our education system and our quality of life, and yet there are a number of pressing needs in our community that often compete for attention and investment.  What is Portland’s proper role in supporting arts and culture in the region?

(3) The region’s affordability is a serious concern for all of us, including artists and arts-related businesses. What are your plans for making housing and creative spaces more affordable?

(4) Are there other unmet needs when it comes to shaping Portland’s arts and culture policy for the future? If so, what steps would you take to help ensure those needs are met, and how should they be funded?

(5) The Arts Education & Access Fund, or arts tax, has delivered on its promise of providing arts specialists for all K-5 schools in Portland, but the fund hasn’t generated enough revenue to support as many grants for arts and culture organizations as envisioned. If elected, would you take any steps to modify the arts tax, improve administration of it, and/or fulfill the voters’ vision of supporting arts education and access through other means?


The candidates are listed below, and each person’s response will be posted as it is received.

For Mayor of Portland:

Steven J. Entwisle Sr.

Lew Humble

David Schor

Trevor Manning

David Ackerman

Ted Wheeler

Jessie Sponberg

Sean Davis

Jules Bailey

Sarah Iannarone

Bim Ditson

Deborah Harris

Patty Burkett

Eric Alexander Calhoun

Bruce Broussard


For Portland City Commissioner, Position 1:

Amanda Fritz

David Morrison

Ann Sanderson

Sara Long

Lanita Duke

Tabitha Ivan

 

For Portland City Commissioner, Position 4:

Michael Durrow

Joseph Puckett

Fred Stewart

Shannon Estabrook

James Bernard Lee

Steve Novick

Suzanne Stahl

Stuart Emmons

Chloe Eudaly

Leah Dumas


Stuart Emmons responds

Stuart Emmons (Candidate for Portland Commissioner, Position 4) responded April 5, 2016:

1) In what specific ways have you supported arts and culture in Portland?

I go to arts and cultural events frequently – especially the Art Museum, Oregon Historical Society and art galleries

Co-chair Portland Design Festival 2004

Co-chair Portland Design Festival 2005

Portland Art Museum – Advancement Committee 2008 – 2016

Friends of Memorial Coliseum, co-chair. Responsible for helping to save the architectural masterpiece Memorial Coliseum and getting it designated a National Treasure.

PNCA Board: 2002 – 2003

OCAC – woodworking teacher: 1981 – 1982

RACC public art artist selection committees

Saturday Academy – architecture teacher

Next Generation Schools . Design Symposium, 2016 – co-chair

UO Architecture Symposium, c2004 – co-chair

Advocate for Design in Portland – including articles such as: ‘Downtown Design is in Trouble’

Oregonian, February 2000 (http://www.emmonsdesign.com/2000-1se_design-of-downtown.html

Other writings: http://www.emmonsdesign.com/stuart-writings.html

Articles about my work: http://www.emmonsdesign.com/8.-press.html

Profession: Woodworker, Architect, Urban Designer, Community Activist

Education:

School for American Craftsmen: Rochester Institute of Technology

London College of Furniture

Pratt Institute – B. Arch.

Harvard University – Graduate School of Design – M. Arch.

websites/links: www.emmonsdesign.com

 

(2) Artists and arts organizations add measurable value to our region’s economy, our education system and our quality of life, and yet there are a number of pressing needs in our community that often compete for attention and investment.  What is Portland’s proper role in supporting arts and culture in the region?

Portland City Hall is a disappointment when it comes to supporting and prioritizing the arts and culture in Portland. It can do so much more to promote art and design: by better integration of the arts in City Hall (think Kennedy and Obama White Houses on a smaller scale); Commissioners should be at far more arts events promoting art, design and craft made or performed in Portland. I also have been, and will be, a passionate advocate for the arts in schools. I get how important the arts are in education.

City Hall should be a leader in promoting arts and culture in Portland.

(3) The region’s affordability is a serious concern for all of us, including artists and arts-related businesses. What are your plans for making housing and creative spaces more affordable?

I have worked on affordable housing for much of my career. I have 11 action items on my website for affordable housing (http://stuartemmons.com/affordable-housing_stuart-emmons-for-portland.html) and believe the solution needs to come from a collaboration between housing developers, community members, arts leaders, city officials and artists. I will have affordable housing for artists as one project that I will focus on during my first term as commissioner. To be a great city, artists need access to affordable housing near where they work.

The loss of the Towne Storage building flagged the challenge of affordable studio space. I had affordable studio space, and before that a woodshop, in the Central Eastside, and those spaces are now redone and far more costly. Affordable studio space can be incorporated into larger new projects in negotiations that could include bonusing that I will gladly do as commissioner. I will also help artists to find affordable studio spaces in existing buildings and redevelopments, such as Milepost 5.

(4) Are there other unmet needs when it comes to shaping Portland’s arts and culture policy for the future? If so, what steps would you take to help ensure those needs are met, and how should they be funded?

I know we can get more people and businesses from the Metro area supporting the arts – and City Hall can help by consistently promoting the arts and culture in Portland.

I look forward to restarting the Design Festivals in conjunction with existing Design Week and other events.

Arts and Culture leaders and artists will find an open door at City Hall if I become commissioner.

(5) The Arts Education & Access Fund, orarts tax, has delivered on its promise of providing arts specialists for all K-5 schools in Portland, but the fund hasn’t generated enough revenue to support as many grants for arts and culture organizations as envisioned. If elected, would you take any steps to modify the arts tax, improve administration of it, and/or fulfill the voters’ vision of supporting arts education and access through other means?  

Yes, I will work to help insure that the arts tax collections are better managed so we better meet our goals. I am a firm advocate for arts education in schools and supporting arts organizations. I will also be open to other sources for arts funding.

End statement: Other candidates may say they will be ‘champions’ of the Arts, but the arts have always been an integral part of my persona from my early childhood through art schools through my craft and architecture careers. I know I will be the greatest advocate from City Hall for the Arts and Culture in Portland in decades.

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Amanda Fritz responds

Commissioner Amanda Fritz (Candidate for Portland Commissioner, Position 1) responded April 4, 2016:

1) In what specific ways have you supported arts and culture in Portland?

The environment that nurtures Portland’s vaunted arts and culture scene reaches across many aspects of our city and its government, and I have worked hard to foster livability in multiple areas.  I have been a reliable vote for arts and culture funding.  Arts and culture is not only a core component of Portland’s identity and desirability, it is an important employment sector for businesses and jobs. “Starving artists” should not be starving — they should be supported as valued entrepreneurs and workers key to our economy, and Portland’s success as a vibrant, desirable community.

I supported the creation of the Arts Tax with Mayor Adams, and voted to refer it to the ballot for approval. I have defended it and worked to implement it since voters passed it.  I have also voted for ongoing funding of approximately $5 million per year for RACC, in General Fund resources.  Within my assigned bureaus, I am making sure that signage and public art projects in new parks reflect the culture and heritage of the neighborhood, and I am exploring options for revitalization of community resources such as the Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center and the Community Music Center.

I also support the arts and culture community by working hard for lower-income Portland residents (see #3, below). Many artists and related nonprofit employees earn far less in the arts than they would doing similar work in another sector. A vibrant arts community needs funding for its larger institutional presenters, and also for individual artists and small organizations. Portland is bursting with creativity. To enable that creativity to grow — and to keep artists here — I am striving to provide a functioning city infrastructure of low- and middle-income housing, transportation, parks, and opportunities for cultural events at the city and neighborhood levels.

On a personal level, my family has a long history of investment in the Portland arts and culture community.  My daughter studied in Wilson High School’s drama and choir programs, and was awarded Female Singer of the Year after performing the National Anthem at her graduation in Veterans Memorial Coliseum. She majored in theater at Southern Oregon University and Willamette University. My husband was a gifted photographer who helped local artists, performers, and craftspeople document their work; some of his photos appeared in magazines like Portland Monthly. Dr. Steven Fritz was Vice Chair on the Board of the nonprofit organization New Oregon Arts & Letters (NOAL), actively helping to stage performances, document shows, and raise funds. Steve was also an active participant in the local Burning Man arts community. Steve’s art still hangs in my City Hall office along with that of other local artists, and I continue our family’s support of NOAL and related projects.

(2) Artists and arts organizations add measurable value to our region’s economy, our education system and our quality of life, and yet there are a number of pressing needs in our community that often compete for attention and investment.  What is Portland’s proper role in supporting arts and culture in the region?

Portland is fulfilling its obligation and honor to fund jobs in arts and culture via dedication of General Fund money, and providing arts and music education in public schools via the Arts Fund resources.  The City is responsible for ownership, maintenance and improvement of the “Portland Five” major theaters, and we must find ways to renovate and sustain these venues.  Public funding of creativity and innovation is also important, and new artists, performers, and smaller nonprofit venues and groups must be supported in addition to institutions like the Ballet and Opera.  We must also ensure creative spaces remain open and affordable for artists, as density, housing, and commercial pressures squeeze out musicians, visual artists, and performers.  That said, Portland cannot and should not bear all the funding for our wonderful arts community, when the suburbs enjoy the benefits but don’t contribute to providing living wages for arts and culture jobs.  The Mayor and City Council must work with community advocates to encourage other jurisdictions to pay their fair share.

(3) The region’s affordability is a serious concern for all of us, including artists and arts-related businesses. What are your plans for making housing and creative spaces more affordable?

With my support, the City has tripled funding for housing in my seven years in office; led the effort to lift the State ban on inclusionary zoning; and designed innovative programs to cut red tape. I support A Home for Everyone, the plan coordinated with the County to house half of the current houseless population within two years.  We must take care of every Portlander, especially veterans, seniors, people experiencing disabilities, and families struggling to survive on very low incomes.

The affordable housing crisis is partly a problem of supply and demand. There are not enough affordable homes for people making 0-30% of median family income, including many artists. Local government must focus limited public support resources on those most in need. If re-elected, I will continue to work with my colleagues to prioritize the needs of our most vulnerable neighbors, and to identify new dedicated revenue sources for affordable housing. I will also support incentives and regulations requiring developers to share responsibility for making Portland accessible to all. I will work to find additional revenue sources for affordable housing.

In my next term, I will be happy to meet with local arts leaders seeking creative ideas for encouraging business owners and developers to share their space and wealth with lower-income artists and with arts nonprofits. In addition to philanthropic donations for capital improvements, I would like to see corporations sponsoring an Artist-in-Residence program.  Managed by RACC or another entity, such a program could provide a few dozen living and studio spaces around Portland for low-income artists.  The City can also encourage businesses and government agencies to let organizations use large spaces for presenting artistic work.  As close-in warehouse spaces are being purchased by developers and turned into condos, organizations like Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA) struggle to continue to be able to enliven old warehouse spaces with their annual, internationally acclaimed Time-Based Art (TBA) performance Festival. The City should encourage businesses to support the arts. Subsidized low-income arts housing should be pursued, like the Milepost 5 project near NE 82nd that I supported Mayor Adams in championing.   We should also encourage more home-based businesses, to increase affordability and reduce congestion by allowing more people to work out of their home.

Where the arts go, gentrification follows. I would like to see developers providing for the arts as they reap the financial benefits of gentrification. I am open to ideas on how to make this happen.  Making the connection between affordable housing, services for lower income Portlanders, and the burgeoning arts scene is smart for Portland’s ongoing creativity and livability. I will continue my leadership on pushing the Council to spend taxpayers’ money wisely, while always asking the question, “Who pays, who benefits, and is that fair?”

(4) Are there other unmet needs when it comes to shaping Portland’s arts and culture policy for the future? If so, what steps would you take to help ensure those needs are met, and how should they be funded?

I appreciate RACC’s attention to and progress in addressing issues of equity and access in arts and culture policies and funding.  There is much more to do in this area.  Audiences and funded individuals/organizations still tend to exhibit the historic attention to serving white Portlanders.  We have much to do to celebrate and support multicultural arts performers and organizations. I will continue to press for accountability on racial equity from all City agencies and partners.  Within the bureaus I’ve been assigned, I haven’t asked for additional funding for equity work.  I have prioritized existing resources to close the gaps and address past disparities.  I expect no less from partners, especially those including RACC whose board members and staff share my commitment to creating a just and vibrant multicultural Portland.

(5) The Arts Education & Access Fund, or arts tax, has delivered on its promise of providing arts specialists for all K-5 schools in Portland, but the fund hasn’t generated enough revenue to support as many grants for arts and culture organizations as envisioned. If elected, would you take any steps to modify the arts tax, improve administration of it, and/or fulfill the voters’ vision of supporting arts education and access through other means? 

I would support reforming the Arts Tax to make it less regressive.  It is unfair that people who make $1,000 per year pay the same rate as those who make $1 million or more annually.  I will be reluctant to refer changes to voters if the entire program might go away.  My children who live in Portland — a teacher and a retail worker, who each make less than the median income — support paying the Arts Tax.  They appreciated having arts education and opportunities when they were in our neighborhood public schools.

The City can improve administration and education related to the tax. I will support efforts to increase awareness of what it does, and compliance with the duty to pay it.  Increasing compliance from the current rate of approximately 70% would provide more funds for grants to arts and culture organizations without any changes requiring a referral to the ballot.  Although administration of the Arts Tax is done by the Revenue Bureau, which is and will be within the Mayor’s assigned bureaus, I will continue to use my frequent attendance at community events as opportunities to increase awareness of Portlanders’ responsibilities and benefits related to the tax.

The key issue in arts and culture funding is getting Lake Oswego, Hillsboro, Beaverton and other nearby cities to step up to contribute to the vibrant Portland arts culture that their residents enjoy but don’t help fund.   Of the $5.5 million in public resources funding RACC, the taxpayers of Portland contribute $5 million – and that’s not counting the Arts Tax.  I have done my part as a member of the Portland City Council, and I want to continue to do so.  The taxpayers of Portland are doing theirs.  It’s time for other elected officials and taxpayers to step up.

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David Morrison responds

David Morrison (Candidate for Portland Commissioner, Position 1) responded March 23, 2016:

(1) In what specific ways have you supported arts and culture in Portland?

I subsidized partial rent for the Portland Playhouse for 5 years until they bought the building.  I hosted Cygnet Productions Plays in my book store when it was located on 37th Ave.  I own a book store on 37th– culture.  I used to have a photography gallery in my shop on 37th.  I give to street musicians

(2) Artists and arts organizations add measurable value to our region’s economy, our education system and our quality of life, and yet there are a number of pressing needs in our community that often compete for attention and investment.  What is Portland’s proper role in supporting arts and culture in the region?

The money from Unnecessary and corrupt Projects like the decommissioning of the Washington and Mt. Tabor reservoirs would have been better spent on funding the arts.

(3) The region’s affordability is a serious concern for all of us, including artists and arts-related businesses. What are your plans for making housing and creative spaces more affordable?

Tax incentives to landlords seems to be the popular answer and  of course rent control which has been in effect for 30 years in Santa Monica, California and works just fine.  Also, the city or county or state should get involved in development and or purchasing viable buildings to rent to those in need of low cost studios.  Artists can also join collectives that occupy one bldg. but share the rent.

(4) Are there other unmet needs when it comes to shaping Portland’s arts and culture policy for the future? If so, what steps would you take to help ensure those needs are met, and how should they be funded?

 

(5) The Arts Education & Access Fund, or arts tax, has delivered on its promise of providing arts specialists for all K-5 schools in Portland, but the fund hasn’t generated enough revenue to support as many grants for arts and culture organizations as envisioned. If elected, would you take any steps to modify the arts tax, improve administration of it, and/or fulfill the voters’ vision of supporting arts education and access through other means?

I find the art tax as counter to the importance of arts and I am not for it, didn’t vote for it because it puts the arts into a category that is dispensable.  It is insulting and degrading to the arts.  Art should not be sidelined as something that we can do away with if we don’t raise the money.  the money should come out of the technology budget as there is not one single study that shows that technology has improved learning but there are many studies that show that it causes cognitive problems and retards some aspects of learning and brain development.  The STEM program that sidelines the arts and is responsible for the idea that it is dispensable was designed by the military and is essentially a recruitment tool and a one way street towards jobs in the tech industry.

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RACC will deliver its “State of the Arts” report on April 21

On Thursday, April 21st at 2:00 p.m., arts advocates will gather at Portland City Hall for RACC’s annual “State of the Arts” presentation to Portland City Council. The event is designed to demonstrate the impacts of the city’s investments in arts and culture through RACC. The event is free and open to the public, and we encourage you to attend!

RACC has celebrated several milestones since our last report to City Council, including the 35th anniversary of percent-for-art programs in Portland, and the 10th anniversary of Work for Art. A summary of other accomplishments and all grants awarded in the past year can be found in RACC’s year-end report for 2015.

Notwithstanding these accomplishments, public funding for arts and culture in Portland is at a critical juncture. The voter-approved Arts Education & Access Fund (or arts tax) has created enough revenue to guarantee at least one art or music teacher for every elementary school in Portland, but has not yet delivered on its promise to provide 5% funding for general operating support organizations, and only a fraction of the envisioned funds are available for expanding arts access for every Portland resident. Also, Mayor Hales has asked all bureaus and city partners (such as RACC) to budget for a 5% cut in FY17, which would certainly impact the arts community that are working hard to grow Portland’s creative economy, enhance our children’s education, and improve the quality of life for every Portland resident.

We invite artists, arts administrators, arts educators and arts advocates from every corner of the city (and beyond!) to join us for this special gathering. Please help us fill council chambers for a discussion with our elected officials about the importance of public investments in the arts, and the impact that arts and culture can have in our communities. Portland City Hall is fully accessible for people with disabilities, and interpretation services are available upon request.

“State of the Arts:” RACC’s annual presentation to Portland City Council
Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
Portland City Hall, 1211 SW 4th Avenue

FREE


Elected Officials

Find contact information below for all elected officials in RACC’s jurisdiction. Updated May 2021.

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City of Portland
Clackamas County
Multnomah County
Washington County
Metro

 

City of Portland

Mayor Ted Wheeler
City of Portland
1221 SW 4th Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
MayorWheeler@PortlandOregon.gov
503.823.4120

Commissioner Mingus Mapps
City of Portland- City Hall
1221 SW 4th Avenue, Room 210
Portland, OR 97204
MappsOffice@portlandoregon.gov 
503.823.4682

Commissioner Carmen Rubio
City of Portland- City Hall
1221 SW 4th Avenue, Room 220
Portland, OR 97204
Comm.Rubio@portlandoregon.gov 
503.823.3008

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty
City of Portland- City Hall
1221 SW 4th Avenue, Room 230
Portland, OR 97204
JoAnn@portlandoregon.gov
503.823.4151

Commissioner Dan Ryan
City of Portland- City Hall
1221 SW 4th Avenue, Room 240
Portland, OR 97204
CommissionerRyanOffice@portlandoregon.gov
503.823.3589

 

Clackamas County

Chair Tootie Smith
Clackamas County
2051 Kaen Road
Oregon City, OR 97045
bcc@clackamas.us
503.655.8581

Commissioner Paul Savas
Clackamas County
2051 Kaen Road
Oregon City, OR 97045
bcc@clackamas.us
503.655.8581

Commissioner Martha Schrader
Clackamas County
2051 Kaen Road
Oregon City, OR 97045
bcc@clackamas.us
503.655.8581

Commissioner Sonya Fischer
Clackamas County
2051 Kaen Road
Oregon City, OR 97045
bcc@clackamas.us
503.655.8581

Commissioner Mark Shull
Clackamas County
2051 Kaen Road
Oregon City, OR 97045
bcc@clackamas.us
503.655.8581

Multnomah County

Chair Deborah Kafoury
Multnomah County
501 SE Hawthorne
Portland, OR 97214
mult.chair@multco.us
503.988.3308

Commissioner Sharon Meieran
Multnomah County
501 SE Hawthorne
Portland, OR 97214
district1@multco.us

Commissioner Susheela Jayapal
Multnomah County
501 SE Hawthorne
Portland, OR 97214
district2@multco.us

Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson
Multnomah County
501 SE Hawthorne
Portland, OR 97214
district3@multco.us

Commissioner Lori Stegmann
Multnomah County
501 SE Hawthorne
Portland, OR 97214
district4@multco.us

 

Washington County

Chair Kathryn Harrington
Washington County, At-Large
155 North First Ave.
Hillsboro, OR 97124
cao@co.washington.or.us
503.846.8681

Commissioner Nafisa Fai
Washington County, District 1
155 North First Ave.
Hillsboro, OR 97124
District1@co.washington.or.us
503.846.8681

Commissioner Pam Treece
Washington County, District 2
155 North First Ave.
Hillsboro, OR 97124
District2@co.washington.or.us
503.846.8681

Commissioner Roy Rogers
Washington County, District 3
155 North First Ave.
Hillsboro, OR 97124
District3@co.washington.or.us
503.846.8681

Commissioner Jerry Willey
Washington County, District 4
155 North First Ave.
Hillsboro, OR 97124
District4@co.washington.or.us
503.846.8681

 

Metro

Council President Lynn Peterson
Metro, 600 NE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
lynn.peterson@oregonmetro.gov
503.797.1889

Councilor Shirley Craddick
Metro, District 1
600 NE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
shirley.craddick@oregonmetro.gov
503.797.1547

Councilor Christine Lewis
Metro, District 2
600 NE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
christine.lewis@oregonmetro.gov
503.797.1887

Councilor Gerritt Rosenthal
Metro, District 3
600 NE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
gerritt.rosenthal@oregonmetro.gov
503.797.1549

Councilor Juan Carlos González
Metro, District 4
600 NE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
juancarlos.gonzalez@oregonmetro.gov
503.797.1553

Councilor Mary Nolen
Metro, District 5
600 NE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
mary.nolen@oregonmetro.gov
503.797.1552

Councilor Bob Stacey
Metro, District 6
600 NE Grand Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
bob.stacey@oregonmetro.gov
503.797.1546