Rank Jesse #1 for Portland City Council District 3!
Managing the triple crises of homelessness, addiction and mental health mean our next city council will have to fight to improve our city so that we can be a leader in fighting the most existential threat of our lifetime: climate change. You can read more about some of my ideas here and share your thoughts with me below.
Portland Is Worth Fighting For!
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Meet Jesse
I’’m running for City Council District 3 because Portland is Worth Fighting For. I hope you will read on if you’d like more information. You can sign up below to help.
Endorsements
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The Oregonian
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Willamette Week
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Portland Firefighter’s Association
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Sharon Meieran, Multnomah County Commissioner
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Portland Association of Teachers
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Oregon Machinists Council
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United for Portland
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Progreso Latino
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Apano Action Fund
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Julia Brim Edwards, Multnomah County Commissioner
Priorities
Housing and Homelessness
Streamline the permitting process, expand rent assistance, build additional shelters, upzone mid-density areas, and fast-track housing production.
Public Safety & Addiction
Build sobering centers and treatment facilities, prioritize community policing, enforce the police accountability commission, and address social service labor shortages.
Our Climate Crisis
Maintain PCEF funding, address the high-risk CEI hub, establish emission standards, expand tree cover, and expand public transit infrastructure.
Arts & Culture
Support our local venues, prioritize our music industry, reform the Arts Tax, empower the Office of Arts & Culture, and establish accessible arts programs.
Economic Development & Resilience
Reduce bureaucratic barriers, invest in growing industries, support our unions and workers, expand re-skilling and education programs, and prevent displacement of minority communities.
City Budget
Address the $70 million shortfall, build a balanced and sustainable budget, enhance financial transparency, and attract new industries.
Growing up, Jesse’s family didn’t have much; they lived in five different states as he grew up and experienced homelessness.
Jesse began working for our community while still in college. He has worked as a Congressional staffer, for the Oregon Legislature, in the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, on the President’s leadership team at Portland State University, and for four presidential campaigns.
During 2020, Jesse was a top aide to Senator Bernie Sanders during the presidential campaign, traveling the nation with the Senator. He felt the call to come home and serve here in Portland, his adopted hometown of over 30 years. Jesse lives in SE Portland with his partner, Andrea and Penny the dog.
Find Your District
In 2022 Portlanders passed a new form of government, which changed elections from at-large to voting for members of the city council geographically. For nearly every person we talk to the first question is “What district am I in?”
Real leadership that puts experience and empathy into action.
I came to Portland nearly 30 years ago and, like so many of us, fell in love with the city I’ve called home ever since. After a career as an advocate, activist, and business owner– including working as the top aide to Bernie Sanders in 2020– I felt the call to run for office myself.
I believe that Portland can be a place where every person, no matter what part of the city they live in, can have their voice heard. I want to put my background in practical policy-making and public service to work so that we can have real, proactive leadership that sees beyond the current moment to create a future we can believe in together.
Get Involved
Let’s Unite Our City Together!
There are so many different ways to be involved in a campaign! We want to include you in whatever ways and times best help you contribute, whether that’s creating or boosting social media, being part of fundraising events, phone or text banking, knocking on doors, helping out in the office, or supporting Jesse with your unique talents whenever and wherever time allows!
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