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The government of Portland, Oregon is based on a mayor–council government system. Elected officials include the mayor, a 12-member city council, and a city auditor.The city council is responsible for legislative policy, while the mayor appoints a professional city manager who oversees the various bureaus and day-to-day operations of the city.
This is a list of members of the Portland City Council in Oregon, both past and present. [1] [2] From 1913 to 2025, the city operated under a commission form of government, where all 5 members of the council, officially called the City Commission, were elected at-large. The city commission also included the mayor.
Portland (/ ˈ p ɔːr t l ə n d / PORT-lənd) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated in the northwestern area of the state at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the county seat of Multnomah County, Oregon's most populous county.
The Portland City Council (formerly the Portland City Commission) is the legislative body of the City of Portland in Oregon and forms part of the government of the city. In January 2025, the city of Portland switched to a mayor–council form of government from a commission form of government, with elections held the prior November.
Elana Pirtle-Guiney is an American politician and labor organizer who is currently serving as President of the Portland City Council.She represents District 2 on the City Council, along with Sameer Kanal and Dan Ryan, and was first elected in 2024.
The mayor of Portland, Oregon is the official head of the city of Portland, Oregon, United States. The officeholder is elected for a four-year term and has no term limits. By law, all elections in Portland are nonpartisan. [2] The current mayor is Keith Wilson, who has served since January 1, 2025, and was first elected in the 2024 election.
Portland City Hall is the headquarters of city government of Portland, Oregon, United States. The four-story Italian Renaissance -style building houses the offices of the City Council, which consists of the mayor and four commissioners, and several other offices.
The Portland city auditor is one of the fourteen citywide elected positions in Portland, Oregon (the others being the mayor and twelve city councilors).The auditor is the functionally independent of City Council and accountable only to the public.