In the November 2024 election, United for Portland is proud to offer a "Green Light" [🟢] endorsement to the following candidates for Portland City Council. As voters rank their top six choices, we recommend choosing from among these candidates.
In addition, some candidates earned a "Spotlight" [⭐] endorsement, and we encourage voters to prioritize these candidates above the rest.
Spotlights and Green Lights (in alphabetical order):
⭐ Terrence Hayes
⭐ Loretta Smith
🟢 Noah Ernst
⭐ Mariah Hudson
⭐ Tiffani Penson
⭐ Elana Pirtle-Guiney
⭐ Dan Ryan
⭐ Bob Simril
⭐ James Armstrong
🟢 Michelle DePass
🟢 Marnie Glickman
🟢 Debbie Kitchin
🟢 William Mespelt
🟢 Nat West
⭐ Rex Burkholder
⭐ Jesse Cornett
⭐ Daniel DeMelo
⭐ Steve Novick
⭐ Kezia Wanner
⭐ Eli Arnold
⭐ Olivia Clark
⭐ Ben Hufford
⭐ Tony Morse
⭐ Stan Penkin
⭐ Eric Zimmerman
🟢 Moses Ross
🟢 Bob Weinstein
All 98 candidates that qualified for Portland City Council in the November 2024 election were invited to apply for the United for Portland endorsement.
To receive a "Green Light" endorsement, candidates were asked to attend four educational events, return a questionnaire with responses that substantively agreed with our priorities, and earn 250 unique donations (the same number as are required to qualify for public financing).
To help voters fill out their ballot, we issued "Spotlight" endorsements to the candidates we believe are running strong races, with strong alignment with our collective values, and who will be excellent leaders on the Portland City Council.
For purposes of transparency, the table below indicates which candidates returned questionnaires (click "view" to read them), their level of fundraising, and which events they attended.
| Green Light | District | Candidate | $$$ | Questionnaire | Events | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | Housing | Construction | Tourism | ||||||
| D1 | Joe | Allen | |||||||
| D1 | Candace | Avalos | 💲 | ✅ | |||||
| D1 | Doug | Clove | |||||||
| D1 | Jamie | Dunphy | 💲 | ||||||
| D1 | Timur | Ender | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| 🟢 | D1 | Noah | Ernst | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D1 | Joe | Furi | |||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D1 | Terrence | Hayes | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D1 | David | Linn | |||||||
| D1 | Peggy Sue | Owens | |||||||
| D1 | Steph | Routh | 💲💲 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| D1 | Deian | Salazar | |||||||
| D1 | Mike | Sands | |||||||
| D1 | Thomas | Shervey | |||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D1 | Loretta | Smith | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D1 | Cayle | Tern | ✅ | ||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D2 | James | Armstrong | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D2 | Reuben | Berlin | |||||||
| D2 | Alan | Blake | |||||||
| D2 | David | Burnell | |||||||
| D2 | Erin | Crum | |||||||
| 🟢 | D2 | Michelle | DePass | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| 🟢 | D2 | Marnie | Glickman | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D2 | Devon | Horace | |||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D2 | Mariah | Hudson | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D2 | Sameer | Kanal | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| 🟢 | D2 | Debbie | Kitchin | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D2 | Mike | Marshall | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| 🟢 | D2 | William | Mespelt | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D2 | John | Middleton | |||||||
| D2 | Christopher | Olson | 💲 | ✅ | |||||
| D2 | Jennifer | Park | 💲 | ||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D2 | Tiffani | Penson | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D2 | Antonio | PettyJohnBlue | |||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D2 | Elana | Pirtle-Guiney | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| 🟢⭐ | D2 | Dan | Ryan | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D2 | Sam | Sachs | ✅ | ||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D2 | Bob | Simril | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D2 | Laura | Streib | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| D2 | Jonathan | Tasini | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| D2 | Liz | Taylor | |||||||
| 🟢 | D2 | Nat | West | 💲💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D2 | Nabil | Zaghloul | 💲 | ✅ | |||||
| D3 | Matthew | Anderson | |||||||
| D3 | Sandeep | Bali | ✅ | ||||||
| D3 | Melodie | Beirwagen | |||||||
| D3 | Christopher | Brummer | |||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D3 | Rex | Burkholder | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D3 | Brian | Conley | |||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D3 | Jesse | Cornett | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| 🟢⭐ | D3 | Daniel | DeMelo | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D3 | Chris | Flanary | 💲 | ||||||
| D3 | Daniel | Gilk | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| D3 | Theo | Hathaway Saner | ✅ | ||||||
| D3 | Clifford | Higgins | |||||||
| D3 | Patrick | Hilton | |||||||
| D3 | Kelly | Janes | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| D3 | Harrison | Kass | 💲 | ||||||
| D3 | Philippe | Knab | ✅ | ✅ | |||||
| D3 | Tiffany | Koyama Lane | 💲💲💲 | ||||||
| D3 | Kent | Landgraver | |||||||
| D3 | Lincoln | McGraw III | ✅ | ✅ | |||||
| D3 | Angelita | Morillo | 💲💲 | ||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D3 | Steve | Novick | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D3 | David | O'Connor | |||||||
| D3 | Ahlam | Osman | 💲 | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| D3 | Cristal | Otero | |||||||
| D3 | Terry | Parker | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| D3 | Heart Free | Pham | |||||||
| D3 | Jaclyn | Smith-Moore | |||||||
| D3 | John | Sweeney | |||||||
| D3 | Jon | Walker | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||
| 🟢⭐ | D3 | Kezia | Wanner | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| D3 | Luke | Zak | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| D4 | Joseph | Alfone | |||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D4 | Eli | Arnold | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D4 | Bob | Callahan | |||||||
| D4 | Patrick | Cashman | |||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D4 | Olivia | Clark | 💲💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D4 | Raquel | Coyote | |||||||
| D4 | Mike | DiNapoli | |||||||
| D4 | Thomas | Dodson | ✅ | ||||||
| D4 | Kelly | Doyle | ✅ | ||||||
| D4 | Brandon | Farley | |||||||
| D4 | Lisa | Freeman | 💲 | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
| D4 | Kevin | Goldsmith | |||||||
| D4 | John | Goldsmith | ✅ | ||||||
| D4 | Mitch | Green | 💲 | ||||||
| D4 | Stephen | Hall | |||||||
| D4 | Chris | Henry | 💲 | ||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D4 | Ben | Hufford | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D4 | Chad | Lykins | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| D4 | Chloe | Mason | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||
| 🟢⭐ | D4 | Tony | Morse | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D4 | Lee | Odell | |||||||
| 🟢⭐ | D4 | Stan | Penkin | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D4 | L. Christopher | Regis | |||||||
| 🟢 | D4 | Moses | Ross | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| D4 | Tony | Schwartz | |||||||
| D4 | Sarah | Silkie | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| D4 | Ciatta | Thompson | |||||||
| D4 | John | Toran | ✅ | ✅ | |||||
| D4 | Michael | Trimble | ✅ | ||||||
| D4 | Soren | Underdahl | |||||||
| D4 | Andra | Vltavín | |||||||
| 🟢 | D4 | Bob | Weinstein | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| 🟢⭐ | D4 | Eric | Zimmerman | 💲 | 📁 VIEW | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |