The 2022 Portland City Commission elections were held on May 17, 2022, and November 8, 2022.
Two positions were up for election. Position 2 and Position 3 were held by Dan Ryan and Jo Ann Hardesty, respectively, who both ran for re-election.
Portland has no term-limits on officeholders.
Position 2
Incumbent Dan Ryan filed for re-election. Four other candidates also filed to run for the seat, and two additional candidates filed but subsequently withdrew from the race.
Candidates
Sandeep Bali Chris Brummer Avraham Cox Steven Cox Alanna Joy "AJ" McCreary, founder and executive director of Equitable Giving Circle Dan Ryan, incumbent City Commissioner Michael Simpson, X-ray technician and volunteer for AFL–CIO Renee Stephens Sophie Sumney-Koivisto, karaoke Host
Withdrawn
Jamila Aurora Dozier, Policy Coordinator at Portland Housing Bureau Brandon Farley
Debate + 2022 Portland City Commission Position 2 debate Date Host Moderator Link Nonpartisan NonpartisanKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Dan Ryan Alanna McCreary1 Apr. 5, 2022 City Club of Portland Elisa Dozono YouTube
Results
Position 3
Incumbent Jo Ann Hardesty filed for re-election. Seven other candidates also filed to run for the seat, including Rene Gonzalez, a local attorney. Since no candidate received a majority of votes in the May primary election, Hardesty and Gonzalez, the top two vote-getters, both advanced to the November general election. Gonzalez won in November, with 52.59% of the vote (as of November 23, 2022), emphasizing law-and-order policies and promising to crack down on homelessness.
Candidates
Rene Gonzalez, attorney Jo Ann Hardesty, incumbent City Commissioner Dale Hardt Chad Leisey, business owner and volunteer firefighter Vadim Mozyrsky, administrative law judge Peggy Sue Owens, glass company administrator Karellen Stephens Jeffrey A. Wilebski, teacher and school administrator
Debates + 2022 Portland City Commission Position 3 debates Date Host Moderator Link Nonpartisan Nonpartisan NonpartisanKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Jo Ann Hardesty Rene Gonzalez Vadim Mozyrsky1 Apr. 7, 2022 City Club of Portland Chabre Vickers YouTube May 17, 2022 Primary election is held.2 Sep. 30, 2022 City Club of PortlandKGW David Molko YouTube rowspan="2" 3 Oct. 27, 2022 KOIN Ken Boddie KOIN
Results
References