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Rene Gonzalez is an American businessman, politician, and former lawyer. He held a seat on the Portland, Oregon City Council from January 2023 to December 2024. He challenged incumbent commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in the 2022 election, [1] running on a platform that emphasized law and order and livability.
The Portland Mercury noted that Underhill's resignation was less than a week after the resignation of Portland Police Chief Jami Resch. [10] [8] Governor Kate Brown appointed Schmidt to fill the seat on July 7, 2020. [10] [8] The following day, the president of Multnomah County Prosecuting Attorneys Association resigned. [11]
Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county.
He served as a Portland City Commissioner from 2013 to 2017. [2] [3] On the city council, he was in charge of the city's transportation department, among other responsibilities. [4] Novick ran for re-election to the city council in 2016, but lost to Chloe Eudaly. [5] In 2018, he became an attorney for the Oregon Department of Justice. [6]
The government of Portland, Oregon is based on a mayor–council government system. Elected officials include the mayor, a 12-member city council, and a city auditor.The city council is responsible for legislative policy, while the mayor appoints a professional city manager who oversees the various bureaus and day-to-day operations of the city.
The 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney election was held on May 21, 2024, to elect the district attorney of Multnomah County, Oregon, which includes the state's largest city, Portland. [ 1 ] Senior deputy district attorney Nathan Vasquez defeated incumbent Mike Schmidt . [ 2 ]
This is a list of members of the Portland City Council in Oregon, both past and present. [1] [2] From 1913 to 2025, the city operated under a commission form of government, where all 5 members of the council, officially called the City Commission, were elected at-large. The city commission also included the mayor.
The auditor is functionally independent of City Council and accountable only to the public. The auditor exists "to promote open and accountable government by providing independent and impartial reviews, access to public information, and services for City government and the public." [1] The current auditor, since January 2023, is Simone Rede. [2 ...