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Elana Pirtle-Guiney Elected as Portland City Council President at New Body’s First Meeting
Elana Pirtle-Guiney will serve as president of the freshly sworn-in 12-member Portland City Council. She was elected by a 7-5 ...
Elana Pirtle-Guiney elected Council President after initial deadlock at first meeting
The council vote was initially split 6-6 between Candace Avalos and Olivia Clark. Pirtle-Guiney was floated as an alternative and ultimately won 7-5.
New Portland council seeks trust, unity with vote of Elana Pirtle-Guiney as president
In a historic day at Portland City Hall on Thursday, the 12 members of the newly expanded City Council elected Elana ...
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Portland City Council settles on council president in contentious first meeting
Elana Pirtle-Guiney was elected to the role of Council President by the Portland City Council, allowing her to direct the ...
Portland City Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney elected to powerful council president post
Pirtle-Guiney, a longtime labor union leader and former governor’s adviser, secured the coveted post over racial justice ...
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Portland’s new council elects Councilor Pirtle-Guiney as its first president ... eventually
Portland’s brand-new city council elected its first leader Thursday in a vote that previewed the political dividing lines to come and just how complicated winning a majority might be in this new form ...
After a 2-year transition to new voter-approved form of government, Portland's new city councilors elect leaders
Portland's new elected officials entered City Hall's council chambers Thursday for their first official gathering as Portland's legislative body. Launching the city's new form of government, ...
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How to stop a bike lane project mentioned on first day of new Portland city council
Because with 12 members of council, we could be in for a lot of tie votes. Yesterday’s 6-6 deadlock was first between Councilor Candace Avalos (D1) and Councilor Olivia Clark (D4). This gave us our ...