Endorsements
Over 125 community members, elected officials, and organizations have endorsed Candace Avalos for City Council. Would you like to join the movement? Endorse Candace today!
Current & Former Elected Officials
![Headshot of Former Oregon State Senator Akasha Lawrence Spence.](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/akasha-spence.jpg)
Akasha Lawrence Spence
![Headshot of former Gresham-Barlow School Board Director Amanda Orozco.](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_9564-Amanda-Orozco-Beach-1.jpeg)
Amanda Orozco
![Headshot of former David Douglas School Board Member Ana del Rocío.](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_7977-Ana-del-Rocio.jpeg)
Ana del Rocío
![Headshot of State Representative Andrea Valderrama.](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/andreavalderrama2.jpeg)
Andrea Valderrama
![Headshot of Mt. Hood Community College Board of Education Director Andrew Speer.](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Andrew-Speer.png)
Andrew Speer
![Headshot of Beaverton City Councilor Ashley Hartmeier-Prigg.](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ashley-hartmeier-prigg.jpg)
Ashley Hartmeier-Prigg
![Headshot of Metro Councilor Ashton Simpson.](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Ashton_Simpson-1.jpeg)
Ashton Simpson
![Headshot of Austin Folnagy](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Austin-Folnagy.jpeg)
Austin Folnagy
![Headshot of Commissioner Carmen Rubio](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-05-at-5.50.07 AM.png)
Carmen Rubio
![Headshot of Casey Kulla](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/caseykulla.jpeg)
Casey Kulla
![Headshot of State Representative Dacia Grayber.](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Headshot-Dacia-Grayber-2.jpg)
Dacia Grayber
![](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/60246E46-9715-4E47-9BA1-CC3214AF6B1F-Danny-Cage-1.jpeg)
Danny Cage
![Headshot of Deb Patterson, Oregon State Senator](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-04-at-9.43.29-AM.png)
Deb Patterson
![Headshot of Metro Councilor Duncan Hwang.](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/F6C9178C-0F4B-473C-A1D7-D762E90ADED0-Duncan-Hwang-1.jpeg)
Duncan Hwang
![Headshot of State Representative Hoa Nguyen.](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/hoanguyen-1.jpeg)
Hoa Nguyen
![Headshot of Tigard City Councilor Jai Raj Singh.](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1701840889649-Jai-Raj-Jairaj-Singh-1.jpeg)
Jai Raj Singh
![Headshot of Jeff Cogen](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Jeff-Cogen.jpeg)
Jeff Cogen
![Headshot of Jessica Vega Pederson, Multnomah County Chair](https://candaceforportland.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screenshot-2024-04-04-at-9.44.09-AM.png)
Jessica Vega Pederson
Community Members
Jessica Calcagni
Therapist
Elizabeth Case
Hillsboro City Council Candidate
Jeana Frazzini
Former Executive Director, Basic Rights Oregon
Diane Goodwin
Small Business Owner
Stephen Green
Entrepreneur & Community Leader
Kyle Huth
Resident of East Portland
Love Jonson
Policy Analyst & Housing Justice Advocate
Anna Kemper
Board President, Portland: Neighbors Welcome
Kathy Kniep
Consultant, Nonprofit Sector
Jenny Lee
Racial Justice Advocate
Paul Lumley
Nonprofit Chief Executive Officer
Damon Motz-Storey
Environmental Leader, Artist, & Centennial Neighborhood Resident
Andrés Oswill
Small Business Owner: Se Puede PDX & Board Chair, Portland for All
Debra Porta
Community Leader
Ciara Pressler
Small Business Owner & Advocate
Britton Taylor
Communications Officer, Multnomah Democrats
Kierra Wing
City Government Official
Jay Parasco
Veteran
Alan Hipólito
Community Member
Aaron Brown
Transportation Advocate
Marcus Mundy
Nonprofit Executive
Babatunde Azubuike
Executive Director, Black and Beyond the Binary Collective & Small Business Owner
Clara (Gillet) McNally
Community Organizer
Angela Uherbelau
Literacy & Equity Advocate
Alexandra Modjeski
PSU Alumni
Angela Hamilton
PSU Staff and Alumni
Julia DeGraw
Resident of East Portland & Community Leader
Jordan Karr-Morse
Community Leader
Amira Streeter
Policy Professional & Community Leader
Jennifer Parrish Taylor
Resident of East Portland & Community Advocate
Yume Delegato
Community Advocate
Sandy Chung
Civil Rights Leader & Nonprofit Executive Director
Melanie Billings-Yun
Former Charter Commissioner
Salomé Chimuku
Community Activist & Multnomah County Democrats Chair
Seemab Hussaini
Community Organizer
Ann Campbell
Former PCCEP Member & Community Leader
Aaron Reffitt
Resident of Portland
Indi Namkoong
Transportation Advocate
Reyna Lopez
President/Executive Director, PCUN
Kristin Malone
Former Chair, City of Portland Citizen Review Committee
Yvonne Garcia
Nonprofit Deputy Director
Erin Kothari
Executive Director, Color PAC
Andres Lopez, PhD
Data Justice Leader
Annette Pronk
Community Leader
Maria Hernandez Segoviano
Community Advocate
Joel Iboa
Executive Director, Oregon Just Transition Alliance & Chair, Governor’s Environmental Justice Task Force
Hannah Sohl
Executive Director, Rogue Climate
Brianna Westenskow
East Portland Resident
CeCe Ridder
Resident of Beaverton
Jason Renaud
Community Activist
Shannon Singleton
Community Leader & Housing Advocate
Kate Bergsgaard
Real Estate Agent
Michael Andersen
Housing Researcher
Veronica Banuelos
Resident of East Portland
Harold McNaron
Educator & SURJ Member
Nancy Davis
Consultant
Rain Madrone
Small Business Owner
Dr. Shaina Pomerantz
Executive Director, RACE TALKS
Jorge Sanchez Bautista
Community Organizer
Mark Donovan
Chairman of the Board, Oregon Kickball Club
Sarah Kowaleski
Coalition Organizer
Stacey Heath
Organization Development & Change
Chris Smith
Transportation Activist
Bridget Calfee
Nonprofit Executive Director
Stephen Gomez
Community Leader
Kristin Teigen
Educator & Activist
Henry Honorof
Housing Activist
Desiree Williams-Rajee
Owner, Kapwa Consulting, LLC
Oscar Arana
Nonprofit Executive Director
Ana Molina
Environmental Justice Leader
Juan Barraza
Director of Entrepreneurship at VertueLab
Austin Foster
Police Accountability Community Leader
Sandra Comstock
Executive Director, Hygiene4All
Cheyenne Holliday
Environmental Justice Leader
Aimee Shattuck
PSU Director of Student Activities & Leadership Programs
Cliff Jones
Community Leader & Consultant
Megan Kovacs
Community Leader
Cameron Whitten
Nonprofit Executive Director
Bryan Lewis
Community Leader
Camille Trummer
Social Impact Consultant
Catherine Thomasson
Environmental Justice Leader
Jackie Yerby
Community Leader
Elliott Young
Police Accountability Community Leader
Nick Caleb
Environmental Attorney
Shelli Romero
Community Leader
Carly Hood-Ronick
Nonprofit Chief Executive Officer
Jacob Apenes
Sunrise Movement PDX Member
Lucia Longoria
Montavilla Neighborhood Resident & Public Health Organizer
Aydia Johnson
Project Assistant & PSU Student
Timothy Halbur
Media Producer
Emma Darden
Community Leader
Emory Mort
Community Leader
Andre Miller
Community Advocate
Natalie Smith
Nonprofit Volunteer
Michael Smith
Former Vice Chair, Multnomah County Democrats
Nathaniel Glasgow
Resident of East Portland
Ryan Neilsen
Labor Leader
Ernesto Fonseca
Nonprofit Executive Director
Cynthia Carmina Gómez
Community Leader
Lisa Watson
Nonprofit Leader
Kamelah Adams
Business Owner, Mimi’s Fresh Tees
Nakisha Nathan
Community Leader & Co-Director, Neighbors for Clean Air
Organizations
Add your name to support Candace Avalos for Portland City Council in 2024
We are building a coalition of new voices to bring change to city hall, and we need your help! Add your name to the list below to support Candace in running for city council. If you can, please also consider writing a quick 2-3 sentence statement of your support that we can post on the website!
Titles are for identification purposes only and not representative of the organizations reflected.