May 11, 2016
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Several minority candidates are vying for voters
in races for the Portland City Council and Mult-
nomah County Commission, including Deborah
Harris and Bruce Broussard in a crowded race for
Portland mayor. They face a daunting challenge to
overcome the name familiarity of Oregon Treasurer
Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Commissioner
Jules Bailey who are among the 15 candidates run-
ning to replace Mayor Charlie Hales, who did not
run for re-election.
Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick drew
a challenge from long time northeast Portland ac-
tivist and African-American resident Fred Stewart
and eight other candidates. Lanita Duke is facing up
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against incumbent City Commissioner Amanda Fritz,
and Marisha Childs, a black attorney from southeast
Portland is running for Multnomah County Commis-
sion in District 1.
In the city and county races, if no candidate receives
more than 50 percent of the vote, there will be a runoff
between the top two contenders in November.
Two local tax measures are asking for voter ap-
proval, speciically Measure 26-174, which would
renew a Multnomah County levy supporting the Or-
egon Historical Society’s Museum and Library, and
Measure 26-173, a city of Portland proposal to place
a .10 cent/gallon tax on gasoline, going towards road
and sidewalk repair.
All registered voters should have already received
their ballots in the mail, according to elections ofi-
cials. Any registered voter that hasn’t received a bal-
lot must contact the county elections ofice at 503-
988-3720.
DATI AWARDS LUNCHEON
Dr. Audrey Terrell Institute will be recognizing
various women on their accomplishments
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“Celebrating Women’
Saturday, May 7, 2016
Embassy Suites Portland International Airport
12:00pm to 2:00pm
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