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Rene Gonzalez (Oregon)
2023 - Present
2026
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Rene Gonzalez is a member of the Portland City Commission in Oregon, representing Position 3. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Gonzalez is running for election for Mayor of Portland in Oregon. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 5, 2024.[source]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Portland, Oregon (2024)
General election
The general election will occur on November 5, 2024.
General election for Mayor of Portland
The following candidates are running in the general election for Mayor of Portland on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Rene Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Durrell Kinsey Bey (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Mingus Mapps (Nonpartisan) | |
| Liv Osthus (Nonpartisan) | |
| Carmen Rubio (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Keith Wilson (Nonpartisan)  | |
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: City elections in Portland, Oregon (2022)
General election
General election for Portland City Commission Position 3
Rene Gonzalez defeated incumbent Jo Ann Hardesty in the general election for Portland City Commission Position 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rene Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 52.5 | 149,861 |
 | Jo Ann Hardesty (Nonpartisan) | 47.2 | 134,696 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 897 | ||
| Total votes: 285,454 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Portland City Commission Position 3
The following candidates ran in the primary for Portland City Commission Position 3 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jo Ann Hardesty (Nonpartisan) | 43.7 | 73,152 |
| ✔ | | Rene Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 23.2 | 38,760 |
| Vadim Mozyrsky (Nonpartisan) | 22.2 | 37,218 | |
| Joseph Whitcomb (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 6,831 | |
 | Kim Kasch (Nonpartisan) | 2.7 | 4,548 | |
| Peggy Sue Owens (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 2,046 | |
 | Edward Baker (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 1,226 | |
| Jeffrey Wilebski (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 1,075 | |
 | Dale Hardt (Nonpartisan) | 0.5 | 858 | |
| Chad Leisey (Nonpartisan) | 0.5 | 756 | |
| Karellen Stephens (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 652 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 208 | ||
| Total votes: 167,330 | |||
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Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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Our once beautiful city is struggling in ways that were unfathomable a short time ago. We are at an inflection point in the story of Portland. We cannot sit back idly and watch the city we love struggle without working to help solve its problems. If you’re like us, you agree that rising crime, declining livability, and City Hall’s ineffective ideologically driven policies are ruining the city we used to proudly call home.
We are facing a historic rise in crime that will require well-supported and staffed law enforcement, combined with strong oversight and accountability. Homeless camps and illegally parked vehicles have made too many of our sidewalks, streets and parks unusable, unsanitary and dangerous. Solving this will require a focus on emergency shelter and eliminating the “anything goes” attitude with respect to the unhoused. Finally, we need problem-solvers, not ideologues, to guide the city at this juncture.
We also have immense promise. If Rene Gonzalez is elected to Portland City Council, he will tap into our city’s proud history of civic engagement and innovation. With you at our side, we will first restore our city, and then build a better Portland in a spirit of collaboration, pragmatism, and joy.
- Strong Leader who led efforts to reopen Oregon schools.
- History of for-profit, non-profit, and communal financial leadership and stewardship.
- 5th generation Portlander raising 3 children in the city: deeply tied to the history of Portland and deeply vested in its future.
Public safety and homelessness.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mayor of Portland |
Officeholder Portland City Commission Position 3 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Jo Ann Hardesty |
Portland City Commission Position 3 2023-Present |
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