PORTLAND — What do you do after you lose an election? Candidate Peter Bryant, whose platform was built on bringing back heavy-item trash pickup, is going to write a cookbook featuring soups for senior citizens. After all, what else would you do? Bryant, without question the most colorful of the 15 candidates, said he also […]
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Brennan’s priorities: jobs, education
When it comes to local business, the Democrat says he’ll rely on the city’s new economic development plan.
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Portland mayoral countends with Brennan on top
The former state senator gets 56 percent of the ranked-choice vote and will be inaugurated Dec. 5.
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Portland mayoral candidatestackle homeless issue
With growing numbers of homeless in Portland straining the city’s resources, candidates advocate a range of differing solutions to deal with the problem.
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Mayoral hopefuls go to school
Students ask tough questions during the last candidate debate of the campaign.
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Bill Nemitz: Mayoral vote easy as 1-2-3. Or not …
I don’t know about you, but I’m buying a jumbo bucket of popcorn for next week’s Portland mayoral election. “Get here early – to claim your spot,” advised City Hall spokeswoman Nicole Clegg on Thursday. “It will be very dramatic.” Not to mention time-consuming. This much we can predict about the 15-candidate contest to become […]
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Mayor candidate Miller critical of Portland’s current leadership
Strimling proposes a tax break and some other candidates agree to collaborate.
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Mayor candidate has TV to himself
Michael Brennan hopes the 30-second ad will give him an edge in the last week of the race.
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The Race for Mayor: Strimling gets endorsement from fellow candidate Eder
Eder says they represent a ‘new guard’ fighting the status quo. Some other candidates are skeptical.
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Strimling leads candidates handily in fundraising total
Campaign finance reports show him with more than $83,000; his nearest opponent pulled in less than $46,000.