This is a list of members of the Portland City Council in Oregon, both past and present.
From 1913 to 2025, the city operated under a commission form of government, where all 5 members of the council, officially called the City Commission, were elected at-large. The city commission also included the mayor. Beginning in January 2025, the city switched to a mayor-council form of government, with 12 members, not including the mayor, were elected from four geographic districts.
1851-1861 +Portland City Council members, 1851-1861SessionMayorCouncilors1851Hugh O'BryantRobert ThompsonShubrick NorrisGeorge A. BarnesThomas G. RobinsonL. B. Hastings1852A. C. BonnellW. P. AbramsA. P. DennisonThomas PritchardAbell G. TrippHiram SmithSimon B. MaryeShubrick NorrisPhilip A. MarquamJosiah Failing1853Josiah FailingRobert ThompsonWilliam S. LaddJohn H. CouchW. P. AbramsR. N. McLarenR. N. FieldCharles B. PillowH. W. DavisJonas Williams1854William S. LaddA. M. StarrJames Field Jr.Shubrick NorrisThomas CarterWilliam McMillanA. D. FitchO. J. BackusA. R. ShipleyJames Turnbull1855George W. VaughnGeorge KittridgeJohn GreenH. S. JacobsMatthew PattonLewis LoveJohn C. CarsonThomas HartnessE. B. CalhounG. Collier Robbins1856James O'NeillRobert PorterA. D. ShelbyA. B. ElfeldtA. M. StarrWilliam S. LaddWilliam BeckH. W. DavisS. M. SmithJames Burke1857John H. CouchT. J. HolmesAbsalom Barrett HallockCharles HutchinsP. HardenburgN. S. CoonB. F. GoodwinSimeon Gannett ReedJames M. Blossom1858William S. LaddA. M. StarrG. Collier RobbinsAlexander P. AnkenyC. P. BaconT. N. LakinR. PorterT. J. HomesJ. C. CarsonWilliam KingC. S. Kingsley 1859S. J. McCormickAbsalom Barrett HallockJ. M. VansyckleJ. DavidsonA. D. ShelbyM. M. LucasJames C. HawthorneErasmus D. ShattuckA. C. R. ShawJohn Blanchard1860G. Collier RobbinsJohn C. AinsworthW. L. HigginsJacob Stitzel1861John M. BreckJohn McCrakenF. HarbaughW. C. HullWilliam M. KingW. L. HigginsE. R. ScottWilliam MastersJohn S. WhiteS. E. Barr
1862-1889 +Portland City Council members, 1862-1889YearMayorPresidentWard1231862William H. FarrarThomas A. DavisThomas J. HolmesAbsalom Barrett HallockO. RisleyA. P. DennisonJ. M. BreckS. CoffinC. S. SilversA. G. Walling1863O. RisleyN. Williams1863-64David LoganJohn SuttonAl ZieberH. SaxerAlexander DodgeJohn SuttonI. A. AustinP. S. WatsonM. M. LucasJoseph KnottDavid Monastes1864-65Henry FailingJames W. CookJohn McCrackenA. M. StarrWilliam H. BennettJ. J. HoffmanThomas RobertsonThomas FrazerS.GilmoreIsrael Garden1865-66P. C. SchuylerRobert R. ThompsonE. S. MorganS. A. ClarkA. RosenheimJ. P. O. LownsdaleO. P. S. Plummer1866-67Thomas J. HolmesAl ZieberAbsalom Barrett HallockM. O'ConnorC. FechheimerT. J. CarterJ. C. Carson1867-68J. A. ChapmanA. C. RipleyR. PorterLucerne BesserC. D. BurchM. F. Mulky1868-69Hamilton BoydWilliam CreeJ. M. BreckCharles Hopkins1869-70Bernard GoldsmithC. BillsW. MoffetD. C. Lewis1870-71Absalom Barrett HallockJ. B. CongleWilliam Lair HillJ. M. Drake1871-72Phillip WassermanGeorge L. StoryE. M. BurtonJ. M. CaywoodR. G. Combs1872-73E. F. RussellJulius C. Moreland1873-74Henry FailingG. W. HoytJ. H. Lyon1874-75Robert R. ThompsonJohn CatlinElijah Corbett1875-76J. A. ChapmanH. D. SandbornJ. R. WileyWilliam H. AndrusStephen G. SkidmoreE. J. W. Stemme1876-77Thomas StephensD. F. HarringtonS. BlumeauerNoah Lambert1877-78William Spencer NewburyF. OpitzJoseph SimonG. W. Yocum1878-79J. W. PayneE. H. StolteH. Weber1879-80David P. ThompsonR. GerdesT. L. NicklinJ. F. WatsonJ. S. Keller1880-81J. S. RaleighHenry HewettWilliam H. AndrusJ. B. Kellogg1881-82Charles HomanW. L. ChittendenW. B. Honeyman1882-83J. A. ChapmanD. MackayJ. E. SmithW. S. ScogginW. H. Adams1883-84R. GerdesJ. B. HaileyWilliam H. AndrusA. F. Sears Jr.1884-85J. J. HollandC. M. ForbesWilliam Fliedner1885-86John GatesJ. J. GallagherS. FarrellF. Hacheny1886-87R. H. SchwabTyler Woodward1887-88C. Castendeick1888-89Van B. DeLashmuttTyler WoodwardRichard HoytWilliam Showers
1913-2024 +Portland City Commissioners, 1913-2024YearMayorCommissioner #1Commissioner #2Commissioner #3Commissioner #41913H. Russell AlbeeWill H. DalyRobert DieckWilliam L. BrewsterC. A. Bigelow¹19141915George L. Baker19161917George L. BakerAsbury BarburJohn M. Mann²Dan Kellaher³19181919Stanhope C. Pier19201921192219231924192519261927192819291930Earl Riley³1931Earl RileyRalph C. Clyde1932A. G. Johnson³1933Joseph K. CarsonEarl RileyRalph C. Clyde†Ormond R. Bean¹J. E. Bennett²193419351936193719381939William A. Bowes³19401941Earl RileyFred L. PetersonKenneth L. Cooper³19421943Dorothy McCullough Lee³194419451946194719481949Dorothy McCullough LeeOrmond R. Bean19501951J. E. Bennet1952Nathan A. Boody³1953Fred L. PetersonStanley Earl1954195519561957Terry Schrunk19581959Mark A. Grayson19601961196219631964196519661967Stanley Earl†Mark A. GraysonFrank Ivancie*William A. Bowes†19681969Lloyd Anderson¹1970Connie McCready**1971Neil Goldschmidt*19721973Neil Goldschmidt¹Mildred Schwab1974Charles Jordan¹³19751976197719781979Connie McCreadyMike Lindberg19801981Frank IvancieMargaret Strachan1982198319841985Bud ClarkDick Bogle19861987Earl Blumenauer¹Bob Koch1988198919901991Gretchen Kafoury19921993Vera KatzCharlie Hales¹199419951996Erik Sten¹1997Jim Francesconi19981999Dan Saltzman2000200120022003Randy Leonard20042005Tom PotterSam Adams200620072008Nick Fish2009Sam AdamsAmanda Fritz2010201120122013Charlie HalesSteve Novick2014201520162017Ted WheelerChloe Eudaly20182019Jo Ann Hardesty2020Dan Ryan2021Carmen RubioMingus Mapps20222023Rene Gonzalez2024 ¹: resigned
²: recalled
³: council member was originally appointed
†: died in office
*: elected mayor during council term
**: appointed mayor during council term
2025-present YearMayorPresidentDistrict1234+Portland City Council members, 2025-2025Keith WilsonElana Pirtle-GuineyCandace AvalosLoretta SmithJamie DunphyDan RyanElana Pirtle-GuineySameer KanalSteve NovickTiffany Koyama LaneAngelita MorilloOlivia ClarkMitch GreenEric Zimmerman2026Jamie Dunphy
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