The 2022 Portland
City Commission
City commission government is a form of local government in the United States. In a city commission government, voters elect a small commission, typically of five to seven members, typically on a plurality-at-large voting basis.
These commissione ...
elections were held on May 17, 2022, and November 8, 2022.
2 positions are up for election. Position 2 and Position 3 are held by
Dan Ryan and
Jo Ann Hardesty
Jo Ann A. Hardesty (formely Bowman, born October 15, 1957) is an American Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon who served as a Portland City commissioner from 2019 to 2022. She previously served in the Oregon House of Representati ...
respectively who have both running for re-election.
Portland has no term-limits on officeholders.
Position 2
Incumbent
Dan Ryan has filed for re-election. Four other candidates have also filed to run for the seat and two additional candidates have filed but since withdrawn from the race.
Candidates
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Dan Ryan, incumbent City Commissioner
* Sandeep Bali
* Chris Brummer
* Avraham Cox
* Steven Cox
* Michael Simpson, X-Ray technician and volunteer for
AFL–CIO
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* Renee Stephens
* Sophie Sumney-Koivisto, karaoke Host
* Alanna Joy "AJ" McCreary, founder and executive director of Equitable Giving Circle
Withdrawn
* Jamila Aurora Dozier, Policy Coordinator at Portland Housing Bureau
* Brandon Farley
Results
Position 3
Incumbent
Jo Ann Hardesty
Jo Ann A. Hardesty (formely Bowman, born October 15, 1957) is an American Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon who served as a Portland City commissioner from 2019 to 2022. She previously served in the Oregon House of Representati ...
filed for re-election. Seven other candidates have also filed to run for the seat, including
Rene Gonzalez, a local attorney. Since no candidate received a majority of votes in the May primary election, Hardesty and Gonzalez, the top two vote-getters, both advanced to the November general election. Gonzalez won in November, with 52.59% of the vote (as of November 23, 2022), emphasizing law-and-order policies and promising to crack down on homelessness.
Candidates
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Jo Ann Hardesty
Jo Ann A. Hardesty (formely Bowman, born October 15, 1957) is an American Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon who served as a Portland City commissioner from 2019 to 2022. She previously served in the Oregon House of Representati ...
, incumbent City Commissioner
* Peggy Sue Owens, glass company administrator
* Vadim Mozyrsky, administrative law judge
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Rene Gonzalez, attorney
* Dale Hardt
* Chad Leisey, business owner and volunteer firefighter
* Jeffrey A. Wilebski, teacher and school administrator
* Karellen Stephens
Results
References
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Government of Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon City Commission
Portland, Oregon City Commission