Pride in Voting
Candidate Meet and Greet with Our LGBTQIA2S+ Community
Join Oregon Pride in Business (ORPIB), Pride NW, and The Marie Equi Center for "Pride in Voting," an opportunity for the LGBTQIA2S+ community to get to know local candidates for office and for them to get to know us.
The event starts at 3:00pm. At that time, resources for voter registration and information about our new form of government and rank choice voting will be available.
The Meet and Greet portion of program which has attendees rotate among tables with candidates starts promptly at 3:30pm and ends at 6pm.
Sunday, October 13, 2024
3:30-6pm
New Home of The Marie Equi Center on SE Holgate Blvd — Address is 4434 SE 25th Ave
Street parking is available
Coffee, water, and snacks be available for free
Free to attend, please register as space is limited.
Community Members: Please register here to attend.
Candidates: If you haven't already completed your RSVP form, please do so here.
Portlanders, Find Your District: https://www.portland.gov/transition/districtcommission/map
Who's coming?
Affirmative RSVPs received as of Sept 23:
Mayor
Keith Wilson (he/him), Transportation Executive
Portland City Council, District 4
Andra Vltavín (they/them), Director of Ethical Yarn Community
Chloe Mason (she/her), Fitness Model & Author
Ciatta Thompson (she/her), Hotel Front Office Manager
Eric Zimmerman (he/him), Chief of Staff, Multnomah County Commissioner Julia Brim-Edwards
Jamie Dunphy (he/him), Oregon Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
Kelly Doyle, Attorney
Sarah Silkie (she/they), Engineer with Portland Water Bureau
Portland City Council, District 3
Angelita Morillo (she/they), Policy Advocate, Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon
Cristal Azul Otero (she/her), Joint Office of Homeless Services Supportive Housing Services Program Specialist Senior ; government administration
Daniel DeMelo (he/him), Chair, Joint Office of Homeless Services Community Budget Advisory Committee
Rex Burkholder (he/him), Consultant to Nonprofit Organizations on Strategy and Message
Dr. Sandeep Bali, Pharmacist, specializing in HIV treatment and PrEp, Hepatitis C, mental health and addiction issues
John Goldsmith (he/him), Security Officer/ Environmental Artist
Luke Zac (he/him), Candidate
Portland City Council, District 2
Antonio Pettyjohn (he/him), Musician
Dan Ryan (he/him), City Commissioner
Elana Pirtle-Guiney (she/her), Advocacy Consultant
Jennifer Park (she/her), Non-profit Programs Director
Mike Marshall (he/him), Executive Director of Oregon Recovers
Multnomah County Commissioner in District 2
Sam Adams (he/him), Public Advocate
Portland City Council, District 1
Timur Ender (he/him), Full-Time Candidate