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Senator Akasha Lawrence Spence has dropped out of the race for Portland City Council. In a Tuesday evening campaign email, Lawrence Spence explained that "now is not the time and place" for her to serve on council. "I know we would have won this race," she continued, "and that's why it is so important for me to step away now, before the campaign season kicks off in full swing." Lawrence Spence, who currently represents District.
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