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Councilors

Portland elects twelve councilors, three from each of four districts. Each councilor's page lists their recorded votes from the verified vote ledger (344 verified roll calls so far), how to contact their office, and the organizations that publicly endorsed them. The site reports the record; it assigns no grade, score, or ranking.

How Portland's city government works — council, mayor, city administrator

Since January 1, 2025, Portland has had a mayor-council form of government, adopted when voters approved City Charter amendments in November 2022 (Measure 26-228); from 1913 through 2024 the city used a commission form of government.[1][2]

City Council. Twelve councilors, three from each of four geographic districts, hold the city's legislative power: making laws, appropriating money, and raising revenue.[3] Councilors, the mayor, and the auditor are elected by ranked-choice voting : councilors by district, the mayor and auditor citywide.[3][4]

Mayor. The mayor is not a member of the council. The mayor holds executive and administrative authority, oversees the city's bureaus , and proposes the annual budget, which must reach the council by May 5; the council, acting as the budget committee, approves it.[3] The mayor votes on council matters only to break a tie, on final passage of certain items when the council splits six to six.[3][5]

City administrator. The city administrator is a professional manager appointed by the mayor, subject to council confirmation, who is responsible for administering City affairs: appointing and removing bureau directors (other than the City Attorney and the Chief of Police) and preparing the budget under the mayor's direction.[3]

Council president. Each year the councilors elect a council president from among themselves, who presides over council meetings and refers incoming items to a committee or the full council.[3][5]

Committees. Council committees of four to six councilors, plus a Committee of the Whole that includes all twelve, review items in a topic area and make recommendations; the full council makes the final decisions.[5][6]

Your district. To find which of the four districts you live in, use the address lookup on the home page, or see the district pages on portland.gov/council. For who currently holds each office, see the leadership listing on portland.gov. Unfamiliar terms are defined in the Glossary.

  1. [1] Council Clerk: Learn about City government
  2. [2] City Charter index and change history, Measure 26-228 (effective January 1, 2025)
  3. [3] City Charter Chapter 2, §§ 2-101, 2-102, 2-110, 2-128, 2-201, 2-301, 2-401, 2-406
  4. [4] City Charter Chapter 3, § 3-102 (Ranked Choice Voting)
  5. [5] City Code Chapter 3.02, §§ 3.02.030 J, 3.02.040, 3.02.050
  6. [6] Portland City Council: Policy Committees
  7. Sources retrieved 2026-09-26.

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District 4