Candidates for City Council
Learn about candidates who have filed to run for City Council.
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Eli ArnoldDistrict 4NonpartisanHas taken the GoodParty.org Pledge - View profile
Angelita MorilloDistrict 3NonpartisanHas taken the GoodParty.org Pledge - View profileHeart PhamDistrict 3NonpartisanHas taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
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Who's currently in office
Learn about who represents you in Portland.
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Candidates and elected officials with this symbol took the GoodParty.org Pledge, promising to serve people first, independent of both major parties and big-money interests.
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Jaime DunphyDistrict 1Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Loretta SmithDistrict 1Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Candace AvalosDistrict 1Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Elana Pirtle-GuineyDistrict 2Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Dan RyanDistrict 2Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Sameer KanalDistrict 2Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge - View profile
Tiffany Koyama LaneDistrict 3Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge - View profile
Steve NovickDistrict 3Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profileAngelita MorilloDistrict 3Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028Has taken the GoodParty.org Pledge
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Olivia ClarkDistrict 4Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Mitch GreenDistrict 4Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028 - View profile
Eric ZimmermanDistrict 4Nonpartisan · Current term 2025 to 2028
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About City Council
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 3 open seats
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for City Council
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
Qualifications and requirements set by city charter or ordinance
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee. Petition signature requirement is either 500 signatures or 1% of the number of votes cast in the district for governor at the last election at which the Governor was elected to a full term.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the City Clerk's office.
- Where to file
- 1221 SW 4th Ave., Rm. 110, 97204
- Filing phone
- 503-823-4000
- Step 3
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