With a new mayor and at least two new members of our five-member City Council, 2008 is set to be a transformational year in Portland politics.
Bike issues and the bike community can play a big role in shaping the local political landscape and I’ll be covering the candidates, races, and news to help you get involved in the process.
“I’m a very pro-bicycle candidate.”–Mayoral candidate Sho Dozono during a televised debate Mayoral hopefuls Sam Adams and Sho Dozono debated on prime-time local network television on Monday. Part of the format included a series of questions that were submitted online by KGW viewers. Dozono hasn’t said much about bikes during his campaign. The only time … Read more
The City Club of Portland hosted a mayoral debate on Friday between the two leading candidates — City Commissioner Sam Adams and Portland business owner Sho Dozono. Sho Dozono(Photo © J. Maus) Sam Adams(Photo © J. Maus)
[Via the Portland Mercury Blog] Check out City Council candidate Harold C Williams Two. He’s announced a run and bike ride he hopes will end with a job at City Hall:
Bike parking at the Memorial Coliseum this morning.(Photo © J. Maus) Regrettably I won’t be inside the Barack Obama rally this morning. However, I did stop by the Coliseum on my way into the office to check out the bike parking situation. While there are definitely a lot of bikes parked illegally (a technicality, since … Read more
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 Law … Read more
Election madness is heating up in Portland. Here’s my attempt to help keep you updated on the latest happenings…
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. In … Read more
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.
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 … Read 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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more