May 06 2021
Three seats are on the May ballot, with political newcomers filling out the ranks of other races.
Voters this month have a chance to elect three of the seven members of the Portland Public Schools Board of Education.
The race for Zone 6 is a sure bet. Julie Brim-Edwards needs to be re-elected to continue her good stewardship of the district s money and policies.
The other two races depend on each voter s priorities.
Brim-Edwards, who is running against Matthew Margolis and Libby Glynn, has experience as an executive at Nike and as a staffer at the Legislature. Both of those roles have given her a solid understanding of budgets and policy. And her endorsement list is a who s-who of the region s essential leadership, including former Gov. Barbara Roberts, current and former school board members, and the entire Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. They know what voters should know: This last year has been one of the most challenging years in history for s
Candidates queue up for board seats at Portland Public Schools
School board hopefuls campaign largely on district s shortcomings and past failures
This year s Portland Public Schools Board election would ve been like any other if not for Zone 4, which represents North Portland.
Rita Moore, the current director, is not running for re-election this May.
At one point, the Zone 4 race had seven candidates on record. Four people have since dropped out of the race, leaving Margo Logan, Brooklyn Sherman and Herman Greene to appear on the ballot. Another candidate, Jaime Golden Cale, announced she will run as a write-in candidate for Zone 4.
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The Oregon Capitol in Salem, barricaded in anticipation of political violence on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2021.
After four years of Donald Trump as leader, conservative groups across the country are continuing to reassess the future of the Republican party. And it looks as though the GOP in Oregon is choosing to lean into a Trumpist approach.
Republican lawmakers gathered indoors Feb. 21 at a VFW hall in Salem to decide on a new direction for their party in Oregon. Few, if any, people wore masks.
The meeting came at a time of soul searching in the conservative movement nationwide, as the failed insurrection of Jan. 6 has forced party leaders to confront the reality of extremists and anti-democratic voices within their ranks.
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