This just in from Amy Ruiz at the Portland Mercury… Mayoral candidate Sho Dozono has been stripped of public financing. Dozono is the only real challenger to Sam Adams and he has said he would drop out of the race without public funds.
A brief snippet of the ruling is below:
Presiding State Administrative […]

Election madness is heating up in Portland. Here’s my attempt to help keep you updated on the latest happenings…
Political action committee Bike Walk Vote (who counts former BTA director Evan Manvel as a board member) has come out with a few more endorsements. Following up from their previous nod to Council hopefuls Chris […]

Bike Walk Vote, which bills itself as “the political arm of the Portland area’s bicycling and walking movement”, has announced several more endorsements. This is their second round of choices, back in January they endorsed Chris Smith and Jeff Bissonnette.
For Portland City Council, they have chosen to endorse Jim Middaugh and Randy Leonard. […]

Local election season is heating up. One welcome trend of the campaigns, that will be fun to keep an eye on, is how/if the candidates try to out bike-friendly one another.

Fritz’s press release.

The latest candidate to fluff their bikey feathers is Amanda Fritz. Yesterday she announced that 25 volunteers will use bicycles to […]

Mr. Middaugh.(Photo © J. Maus)

We had so much fun last time, we figured we’d do it again: Mark your calendars for a special edition of the BikePortland Social Hour this Friday (3/14) from 6-7:00pm.
This time around, City Council candidate Jim Middaugh will join us for some casual conversation and locally brewed beverages (for more […]

A still from Sam Adams: Man on the Go.(Watch it below).

If you haven’t seen Commissioner Sam Adams’ mayoral campaign video, you should.
I’m not one to regurgitate political propaganda, but I think this video/campaign ad is worth a few minutes of your time (you can watch it below). It’s a great mix of documentary-style filmmaking […]

Middaugh hopes to pedal into a Council seat.(Photo © J. Maus)

You can add Jim Middaugh’s name to the list of City Council candidates who are now officially certified to receive public financing.
Middaugh — who I profiled back in January — is running for Council Seat #2 (currently occupied by Erik Sten) and this morning, City […]

It’s official: Press release below…
OFFICE OF CITY AUDITOR CITY OF PORTLAND
February 25, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JIM MIDDAUGH CERTIFIED
Today, the Auditor certified Jim Middaugh as a Campaign Finance Fund candidate for the May 20, 2008 Primary Election. Mr. Middaugh, candidate for Commissioner No. 2, achieved 1,623 verified qualifying contributions from Portland registered voters during the […]

Chris Smith.(Photo © J. Maus)

City Auditor Gary Blackmer has just issued the official notice (full text below) that Chris “Citizen” Smith has gathered the requisite signatures and donations in order to qualify for public funding of his campaign to grab a seat on Portland’s City Council.
By March 6th, Smith will be awarded $140,150 in public […]

This just in from the Chris Smith campaign:

Chris Smith Submits 1,180 Signatures for VOE Certification
This afternoon Chris Smith formally requested certification as a publicly financed candidate under the city’s “Voter Owned Elections” system. Smith, who is running for the Position 1 seat of the City Council, turned in 129 additional qualifying signatures and accompanying […]

Jim Middaugh(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

In a rare move for an aspiring politician, City Council hopeful Jim Middaugh is telling supporters to stop giving him money.
In a statement released late Thursday night, he claimed they are “over the top” with $5 contributions. “In fact,” the statement said,
“We’re over the top so far that I […]

Chris Smith pedaling along the South Waterfront.(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

Transportation and neighborhood activist Chris Smith, who began his run for City Council back in September, plans to submit his 1,000th, $5 contribution to the Auditor’s office later today.
Smith, who was given the moniker “Citizen Smith” by the Portland Tribune, needs to have at least 1,000 […]

Jim Middaugh (in blue) and friend Bo Grayzel in the Auditor’s office.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

Portland City Council hopeful and daily bike commuter Jim Middaugh just turned in 781, $5 contributions to the City Auditor’s office.
Middaugh, who announced his run for Commissioner Erik Sten’s seat just last Monday showed up at City Hall today with long […]

City Council hopeful Jim Middaugh sporting a bit of helmet hair.You can meet Jim this Sunday night at an event being hosted by Congressman Peter Defazio at the Lucky Lab Brewpub in SE from 5:30 - 7:00 (bring $5!).(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

Jim Middaugh is probably the most bike-centric City Hall staffer that you’ve never heard […]

This just in, from the Bike, Walk, Vote political action committee:

Bike Walk Vote Co-Endorses Chris Smith, Jeff Bissonnette for City Commissioner District 1 Seat
Bike Walk Vote PAC, the political arm of the Portland area’s bicycling and walking lobby, has endorsed two of the seven candidates in the Portland City Commission District 1 race.
Chris Smith and […]

More bike parking might beneeded at City Hall in 2008.(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

Signs of a bike-friendly future in Portland can be found all over City Hall these days. For example…
Commissioner Sam Adams is going to bat for bike infrastructure improvements and he’s making a serious run for mayor. Adams’ vacated Council seat could […]

Sho Dozono(Photo: ShoForMayor.com)

By now, you’ve probably heard that City Commissioner Sam Adams’ previously smooth road to the mayor’s office has taken a major turn.
Sho Dozono, a well-known and successful businessman, former head of the Portland Business Alliance, and community leader, officially filed his candidacy yesterday.
Many say he poses the first […]