Endorsements
Over 175 community members, elected officials, organizations, and newspapers have endorsed Candace Avalos for City Council. Would you like to join the movement? Endorse Candace today!
Newspaper Editorial Endorsements
Candace is proud to be the only candidate for Portland City Council that has been endorsed by all four newspaper editorial boards.
Organizations
Current & Former Elected Officials
Akasha Lawrence Spence
Amanda Orozco
Ana del Rocío
Andrea Valderrama
Andrew Speer
Ashley Hartmeier-Prigg
Ashton Simpson
Austin Folnagy
Carmen Rubio
Casey Kulla
Dacia Grayber
Danny Cage
Deb Patterson
Duncan Hwang
Hoa Nguyen
Jai Raj Singh
Jeff Cogen
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
Kristin Romaine
East Portland Resident & Small Business Owner
Launa Barnett
East Portland Resident & Education Based Speech-Language Pathologist
Andy Miller
Housing Advocate & Community Leader
Add your name to support Candace Avalos for Portland City Council in 2024
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