Category Archives: Elected Officials

Video and Candidate Responses from April 5th Multnomah County Chair Candidates Virtual Event

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Thank you to all the neighbors and candidates who attended the multi-organization sponsored forum for candidates for Multnomah County Chair, hosted virtually on April 5th, 2022. If you missed the event, you can view the video below or on our YouTube channel.

[Above: Video of Multnomah County Chair candidate event held on April 5th, 2022.]

Each candidate chose a specific question to answer during the event and all candidates submitted written answers to every question asked by the group. See the documents below to read their unedited written responses.

Special thanks to Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood Association, Creston Elementary PTA, Cleveland High School PTA, and Atkinson Elementary PTA for including Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Association in the partnership to bring this event to voters across Portland.

Multnomah County Chair Candidate Forum

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Multnomah County Chair Candidates will present their ideas and respond to your questions!

[Image Description: Images of the four candidates who have RSVP’d. Jessica Vega Pederson, Sharon Meieran, Lori Stegmann, and Sharia Mayfield.]

Tuesday, April 5, 2022, 5:30–7:00 PM, hosted on Zoom (link below)

The Multnomah County Chair is often an “under the radar” election despite the significant power and influence that this position holds in our local government. Our coalition has organized the forum to raise awareness of this election within our community in order to better inform their decision around this election. The forum will also offer an opportunity for the public to directly address questions and concerns to the candidates.

Submit your questions for the candidates here: https://forms.gle/SxWAF4jg2oFSEsEA9

The following candidates have RSVP’d to the event: 

Zoom meeting hosted by the Creston PTA Admin account. See below for the meeting link, ID, and passcode.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87643726890?pwd=b3hxVnJ2RlBvb3VEb0ttTTRtZmg0dz09

Meeting ID: 876 4372 6890

Passcode: 424171

Want to join by phone? Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbzG2HErKG

This event is organized in partnership with Creston Elementary PTA, Creston-Kenilworth NA, Brentwood-Darlington NA, Cleveland High School PTA, Marysville Elementary Family Group and Atkinson Elementary PTA.

Special Guest: Commissioner Mingus Mapps this Wednesday, January 26th

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This Wednesday, January 26th, Woodstock, Brentwood-Darlington, and Mt. Scott-Arleta NA’s will host a special presentation and discussion with City Commissioner Mingus Mapps.

Date: Wednesday, January 26
Time: 7-8:30 PM
Meeting ID: 979 8472 3663
Join by Computer or Smart Device: https://zoom.us/j/97984723663
Join by Phone: 253-215-8782

Please use the included form to give input on topics you would like to hear about.
Click here for Google Form

We hope to see you there!

TODAY, Tuesday November 3, 2020 is Election Day!

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TODAY is Election Day.Ballots must be received before 8:00 PM tonight, November 3, 2020!

Voters stand in line outside the Multnomah County Duniway-Lovejoy Elections Building. Two election workers help in orange vests.
[Image Description: People standing in line wearing masks.]

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Today, November 3, 2020 is the last day to vote in the November 3 General Election. Ballots must be received before 8:00 PM tonight for them to count. It is too late to mail your ballot back, and postmarks do not count. Use an Official Ballot Drop Site to safely and securely return your voted ballot. Return your ballot to any 24-hour Official Ballot Drop Site in Oregon or to any 24-hour Multnomah County Library Drop Site. Please return your voted ballot to the Official Ballot Drop Site closest to you (Google Map) to reduce congestion at other locations.

Ballots are continuously picked up from library locations and Official Ballot Drop Boxes by teams of sworn election officials throughout the day. These sites will close promptly at 8:00PM tonight. All 30 of Multnomah County Official Ballot Drop Sites, including library locations, are safe and secure. Official Ballot Drop Sites in Multnomah County are listed below and at multco.us/dropsites.

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Too Late to Mail! Find a Ballot Drop Site!

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From Multnomah County Elections:

It is Too Late to Mail! Return Your Ballot to an Official Ballot Drop Site.

Voters return ballots to an Official Ballot Drop Box at the elections office from both the sidewalk and their cars.
[Image Description: A person places their ballot in an official ballot box.]

Return your voted ballot to an Official Ballot Drop Site. It is too late to return your ballot by mail. Postmarks do not count in Oregon. In order to ensure your ballot is received by the county elections office before 8:00 PM on Election Night, November 3 you must return it to any Official Ballot Drop Site in Oregon. In Multnomah County, you can return your ballot to any 24-hour Official Ballot Drop Site or to any 24-hour Multnomah County Library Drop Site. Please return your voted ballot to the Official Ballot Drop Site closest to you (Google Map) to reduce congestion at other locations. Ballots are picked up from library locations and Official Ballot Drop Boxes by teams of sworn election officials on a daily schedule. All 30 of Multnomah County Official Ballot Drop Sites, including library locations, are safe and secure. All Official Ballot Drop Sites are listed at multco.us/dropsites.
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Virtual Candidate Interviews

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Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Association (BDNA) is pleased to present three candidate interviews to help neighbors get to know their potential local elected officials. BDNA sent out requests to all candidates for Portland City Commissioner and Mayor and interviewed those who responded. Questions were developed from those submitted by neighbors via an online form. Please see below for the interview videos and audio files.

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Virtual Candidate Interview Series for October 2020

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Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Association (BDNA) is hosting a virtual candidate interview series! Submit your question(s) for the candidates for Commissioner, Position No. 4 and Portland City Mayor. Questions will be combined into “themes” with as many asked as possible. Interviews will be posted publicly via our website and social media in early October. Question submissions close at 7:00PM on September 19th, 2020.

To submit your question, click here!

Confirmed for interviews:

  • Mingus Mapps – Candidate for Commissioner, Position No. 4
  • Chloe Eudaly – Candidate for Commissioner, Position No. 4
  • Sarah Iannarone, Candidate for Portland Mayor

Ballots Due Before 8:00 PM TONIGHT!

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It is too late to mail ballots, and postmarks do not count. Voters can use any 24-hour official ballot-return box site as well as any Multnomah County Library 24-hour book-return box to safely and securely deposit ballots. 

Locate a ballot box. To find your nearest official ballot-box site or library site visit: multco.us/dropsites.

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Ballots for the May 19th, 2020 Primary Election in Your Mailbox Now!

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The U.S. Postal Service Has Begun Delivering Ballots for the May 19th, 2020 Primary Election!

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Multnomah County voters who do not receive a ballot by Thursday, May 7th should call the county elections office at 503-988-VOTE. 

Multnomah County Elections encourages voters to stay home, stay safe and vote by mail. Thanks to prepaid postage legislation passed in 2019 — a stamp is no longer needed!

Multnomah County voters have until May 14th to safely mail back their ballot for the May 19 Primary Election.  After that date, use any Official Ballot Drop Site in Oregon, to return ballots by 8:00 PM, May 19, 2020. To find your nearest official ballot drop site, visit multco.us/dropsites

Voted ballots must be received by 8:00 PM on Tuesday, May 19th. For more information about the May 19th Primary Election, please visit www.mcelections.org.