That program responded to 900 calls for service with none of them resulting in arrest. background-color: #f4f4f4; .race_header.libertarian { Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. .expand-all:hover, .collapse-all:hover {cursor: pointer; text-decoration: underline;} Uh no, thats not how it works, Chris. All rights reserved. vertical-align: middle; How to run for office | I personally value her work to get the Portland Street Response going and her continued willingness to hold PPB accountable for their violent, anti-social behavior. JM, publisher of the biggest cycling blog in Portland, supported her. width: 35px !important; Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty speaks to protestors during a candlelight vigil to support Portlanders' rights to free speech and assembly at the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 17, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. .votebox-results-metadata-p { Does that mean folks are secretly happy about how things are going? Because None of that has happened in the last 4 years. border: 1px solid #999; How does that not relate to cycling and non-car transportation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDvbQaA1mJI&t=2695s, Q: Do you think we should have ever closed the schools during the pandemic?, Rene: We should have closed the schools for 2 weeks then we should have fought like hell to get them open much sooner than we did. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? padding:7px 8px 8px; Does it mean bikes and buses? Are you happy? She assumed office on January 1, 2019. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. } But what youre ultimately advocating for is some smaller group filtering options for the larger majority. But, when I have friends who had tear gas in their houses and see racial disparities play out, I think its good to question. Jo Ann Hardesty did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey. Thats dramatically fewer cops per capita than the authorized national average, including some other mid-size cities with comparable metro areas, according to an analysis by The Oregonian/OregonLive.

} Municipal elections in Portland, Oregon (2018), https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Jo_Ann_Hardesty&oldid=9041822, Conflicts in school board elections, 2021-2022, Special Congressional elections (2023-2024), 2022 Congressional Competitiveness Report, State Executive Competitiveness Report, 2022, State Legislative Competitiveness Report, 2022, Partisanship in 2022 United States local elections. Homelessness is not directly Hardestys purview. [7], After leaving the Navy, Hardesty settled in Portland, Oregon. With about 32% of ballots counted, Hardesty has 41% of the votes. Transfer of 82nd Avenue. I should probably say I have been picturing non-partisan races like those for city council. Another way to put that: Portland was among dozens of major American cities that experienced a sharp increase in murder rates between 2019 and 2020. Cost of housing through the roof. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. You dont even address the other 27 items on the list. ANTIFA groups that attach police and cause vandalism should be locked up. } There were no incumbents in this race. [23] Oregon Public Broadcasting describes Hardesty as "one of the city's most vocal police critic". Your help supports local, independent journalism that informs, educates, and engages our community. Jo Ann A. Hardesty (born October 15, 1957) is an American Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon who is currently a Portland City Commissioner, having taken office on the Portland City Council in January 2019. font-size: 16px; And, I promise you, I worked at it more than 99% of voters. And I continue to feel deep shame for how much blame for issues like homelessness Portlanders place on the shoulders of commissioner Hardesty alone, given that she is the first black woman elected citywide in our citys history, and has no more power than any other council member (although she is the only effective one imo, the only other person whos effected change is Mingus Mapps and his have proved very bad). font-style: italic; .image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper { You will find that those of us who voted against Hardesty also voted against the incumbents at the county level. Does it mean allowing encampments? font-weight: bold; Again, youve not got rid of this problem with primaries youve simply moved it earlier, to a smaller group of people. Cities | position: relative; More than half the primary voters rejected Hardesty, despite her leg up-and really questionable ethicsin using office resources to campaign. My mission remains to help make it so.. background-color: #ccc; No Bureau head is going to change that. Its hard to kick out the only one who has achieved literally anything useful in the last four years. This place we call home is suffering.". overflow-x: scroll; In the other contested Portland city council race, incumbent Dan Ryan did what most people expected him to do. I want to thank her for her service to the city will have more news on celebration and transition soon.. complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. .contact_entity {font-size: 1.0em ;margin-top: 0.6em; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-right: 0.5em;} Do the other progressive accomplishments include diversifying housing, police, addressing livability issues for lower income people? Did JM have a whole cover story about Eudaly losing? I ride year round and I am voting FOR Hardesty. You want diversity? If I want diversity I go to Beaverton these days.. 2. July 9th, 2020 - The pandemic kept cars away and gave us a taste of the Gorge's true potential. } color: #888; She previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1995 until 2001. To many, its all things bad. PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) Incumbent Jo Ann Hardesty has officially conceded to challenger Rene Gonzalez in the race for Portland city commissioner. } background-color: #003388; .widget-row.Libertarian { Portland political newcomer starts off strong in race to unseat .panel-heading:hover { cursor: pointer;} That not immediately funding Drug and Mental health treatment when the city is flush with money is somehow progressive? Our biggest issues in the city: gun violence, homelessness, and traffic deaths will flow through or around the police one way or another. padding-bottom: 8px; She later served as executive director of Oregon Action, and became president of the Portland chapter of the NAACP in January 2015. display: inline-block; Mission accomplished. Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty addresses protesters as they take part in a rally against police brutality in Portland, Oregon late July 24, 2020. From 2019 to 2020, Portland had a sharper rise in killings an 83% increase than nearly all major cities. left: 0px; display: block; Its interesting that there were at least three incumbents up for election in metro, the county and city council that are directly responsible for implementing programs to address homelessness, but Hardesty received more blame for homeless camps and the response to the homeless crisis than they did. $('.showResponses').show(); Original images and content owned by Pedaltown Media, Inc. Not to be used without permission. He mentions clearing and reclaiming MUPs and sidewalks multiple times. a[aria-expanded=false] .fa-chevron-down { display: none; } This week brought news that Portland City Commissioner (as councilmembers are known) Jo Ann Hardesty called the cops over an argument with a Lyft driver days before the city council was scheduled . @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { BikePortland is a production of PedalTown Media Inc. Gonzalez has been much more direct in his campaign against Hardesty and many of his views on key issues like policing (hes endorsed by the Portland Police Association) and housing are further to the right than Mozyrskys; but hes not nearly as well-funded. .widget-key { Id like STAR a lot better if we used it to narrow the field to 2 and then had a conventional runoff. Federal courts | } $(".collapse-all").on('click', () => { Of course, why would she bother to read a dusty plan that PBOT never had any intention to follow? In several cases, I really did not feel I was able to ferret out the information I needed to make a fully informed decision in this election. font-size: 12px; City Council Race Gets Even More Hostile as Election Day Approaches This page was current at the end of the official's last term in office covered by Ballotpedia. .results_text { [30] Willamette Week also endorsed Hardesty for the second time, an endorsement which the newspaper's editorial department stated was met with "frustration and scorn" from readers and respondents. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer, both from Oregon, and Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt. background-color: #6db24f; Gonzalez has reported raising the most money, $335,207. Commissioner Hardesty says she takes 'full responsibility - KPTV Ballotpedia features 408,499 encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers. Vote out plurality voting in November when you get the chance (though its likely the Charter Commission will be pushing ranked choice over STAR, which doesnt actually eliminate vote splitting it does mitigate it somewhat, though). Hopefully the governors race & the Supreme Court will inspire democrats to turn out but if not, I think Skarlatos has a chance (which sucks because hes a corrupt, incompetent fascist). Book-keeping integrity is the very foundation of any effective governance. } a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right { display: none; } These all seem to be supported by the studies cited in the NYT article above. Many observers thought the combination of voter outrage at the state of Portlands problems and an influx of money from a political action committee backing Hardestys opponent would do more damage to her chances. Following a close race in the May primaries font-size: 1.2em; if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; .succession-table th, .succession-table tr { [22] She is highly critical of the Portland Police Bureau. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. 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This was the first time in over twenty years that a city commissioner took a full month away from the position. Just how many could decide if she wins or loses. Cracking down on the environmental disaster of broken down leaking RVs for one. In her first major decision as the elected-in-charge of Portland's civic life bureau, Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty has decided to permanently cut city funding from embattled neighborhood. Court records show Bank of America filed lawsuits against Hardesty in Multnomah County late last month, claiming she owes more than $16,000 on a pair of defaulted credit card accounts. Jo Ann Hardesty, Rene Gonzalez in photos from their campaign websites, October 2022. She had her least support in East Portland, with many precincts returning less than 20% of the vote for her. overflow-y: hidden; ", "Comm. }) Sounds like Chicago in the 20s 19 and 20. .hideResponses { display: none;} margin-bottom: -2px !important; div.oneoff-scrollbox.short { height:250px; overflow:scroll; margin:20px; padding:10px; border:1px solid gray; } Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. padding-left: 10px; .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { Source. (Courtesy of Rene for Portland). } Hardesty is progressive and walks the walk.