Local Union representing nearly 1,000 public service emplyees at the CIty.

The union, includes employees of the City’s :
Bureau of Technology Services, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland Water Bureau, and the newly formed Portland Planning & Development.

“We’re proud to support Mingus Mapps for Mayor,” said Paul Cone, a Bureau of Technology Services employee and president of the Portland chapter of PROTEC 17. “He has consistently listened to the concerns of frontline workers who understand the challenges the city faces. He has worked with us to make important improvements that have saved money, improved working conditions, and ultimately provided the public with better services. We think he’s the obvious choice as the leader best suited to take Portland through this time of transition.”

SEIU Local 49 is a powerful union representing over 15,000 workers across Oregon, including healthcare workers, service employees, and essential workers in industries like property services, transportation, and more. As part of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) network, Local 49 fights for fairness, dignity, and better working conditions for all its members. They work tirelessly to advocate for workers' rights, secure better wages, and ensure that every worker can thrive in their communities.

One of the few remaining privately owned publications.
Since 1975 The Skanner has reportedwith disctinction on issues relating to all minorities in the Pacific Northwest.

“But the new mayoral job description is all but tailored to Mingus Mapps’ education, expertise and demeanor. Portland’s next mayor will lead the city’s executive branch and work in a much more administrative capacity. While Mapps has always been a thoughtful, detail-oriented commissioner, this shift would allow his operational know-how and policy savvy to shine. The Reed alum holds a Ph.D. in government from Cornell University, and has vowed to make Portland the “best-run city in the United States” by syncing up its 24 bureaus – we have confidence in that vision….”

Oregon’s first African American woman elected to the state legislature. She spent 14 Years in the Oregon House of Representatives, and 9 years in the State Senate.
FMR Director of Dir. for Human Services Programs - Oregon Department of Human Services

State Party Chair - Democratic Party of Oregon.
FMR Vice Chair and Chair of the Black Caucus.

(Titles and Organizations used for identification purposes only)

The first African American woman elected to the Oregon Senate.
Served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1991 to 1996
Served in the Oregon State Senate from 1997 to 2009.

Namesake of the OHSU Avel Gordly Center for Healing - which provides both mental health and psychatiric services.

Legislative Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

FMR Chair - Portland Planning Commmission

FMR Chair - Portland Development Commision

FMR Chair - Oregon Investment Council - Managed $90 Billion in public pensions.

Chair Business Council - Mayor Vera Katz

Head of McCullough Research - an energy research firm which advises governments, utilities, and First Nations. Played a key role in exposing Enron's role in the California energy crisis.

Visiting Scholar - PSU college of Urban and Public Affairs. (28 years)

Former Vice President - PGE

Retired and living in the Goose Hollow neighborhood

B.A. University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Oregon, Lincoln High School, Ainsworth and Chapman elementary schools

I deeply care about Portland and think Mingus Mapps is the best choice for Portland mayor. Mapps is a brilliant mind, well suited to solving the problems Portland is facing. I believe in Portland and, I believe in Mingus Mapps and his plans.

Writer

Richmond neighborhood

Retired community member

Sellwood neighborhood

Policy Advisor - Transportation, Public Safety, Economic Development, Arts.

Jackson is a sixth-generation Oregonian, a lifelong Portlander, a University of Oregon Graduate, and someone who cares very deeply about the future of our city. He has also spent years working in and helping to build and sustain some of Portland’s most treasured restaurants - like PDX Sliders and Kenny and Zukes.

“If you engage with the candidates in the race, it is obvious that Commissioner Mapps is the only choice for to be our next mayor.
They say the arc of history bends toward truth, and on every major issue, win or lose, Commissioner Mapps has invariably been right about what is best for our city (even if it takes his colleagues a while longer to get there). Portland needs his vision during this transition.”

"He knows how government should work!"

Retired Concordia resident

The Kathryn Grimm Band

Sumner neighborhood

Chair - Portland Public School Board
"Working to embed diverse cultural and linguistic voices into PPS."

Executive Director - Albina Sports Program

Owner, environs LLC, a small design+build construction company in Portland.

My wife, Cristin Pearson, and I support Mingus because we both believe he has the most reasonable vision for our city, and is committed to doing the work required to execute well thought out and realistic plans.

Reed College alum

Arbor Lodge neighborhood

Active In The West

John's Landing neighborhood

Richmond neighborhood

University of Portland

Sellwood neighborhood

Professor Emerita, Portland State University

Musican / Singer / Songwriter

Woodlawn neighborhood

Retired Portland Police Bureau Lieutenant and adjunct criminology professor at Portland State University

I'm voting for Mingus Mapps because I want to see changes in Portland which support my community.

Local philosopher living in the NW neighborhood