2024 Voters Guide
The 2024 General Election will be Tuesday, November 5th. Ballots will be delivered shortly, and Multifamily NW is excited to share our endorsed candidates for your consideration. The stakes are very high for the housing industry anticipating the 2025 Oregon Legislature, and the substantial changes within the City of Portland with its new governance roles of city officials, expanded City Council races and the debut of rank choice voting.
Candidate endorsements have been qualified from our rigorous research and interview process, finalized by our Political Action Committee. Our government affairs team reached out to 200+ candidates running for various races throughout Oregon.
Oregon Voter Resources
Download official Oregon Voter's Pamphlets by county
https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Pages/Voters-Pamphlet.aspx
Locate ballot drop boxes
https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/Pages/drop-box-locator.aspx
Find your Legislator
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/FindYourLegislator/leg-search.html
Oregon Senate
| POSITION | PHOTO | CANDIDATE |
| District 1 |  |
Sen. David Brock Smith |
| District 5 |  |
Sen. Dick Anderson |
| District 9 |  |
Sen. Fred Girod |
| District 12 |  |
Bruce Starr |
| District 14 |  |
Sen. Kate Lieber |
| District 21 |  |
Sen. Kathleen Taylor |
| District 22 |  |
Sen. Lew Fredrick |
| District 25 |  |
Sen. Chris Gorsek |
| District 27 |  |
Anthony Broadman |
| District 29 |  |
Todd Nash |
| District 30 |  |
Mike McLane |
Oregon House
City of Portland Charter Changes
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Passed two years ago by voter referendum, Portland has initiated massive changes to its city charter. Currently the mayor and four city commissioners are elected city-wide with management and control of city bureaus divided between the five elected officials. Now, beginning with this election to take office in 2025, the city has been divided into 4 districts, to elect 3 city commissioners per district for a total of 12. Operational control of city bureaus will now be the responsibility of the new City Administrator. Rank Choice Voting now applies to city of Portland elections, allowing voters to rank candidates by their first, second, third, etc. preferences. Keep in mind, although the city allows for six ranked choices, only favored candidates should be ranked, as even lower rankings can propel a candidate forward in the final results.
Portland Mayor
We encourage you to only use one vote for Mayor
| POSITION | PHOTO | RANK | CANDIDATE |
| Mayor |  |
1st | Rene Gonzalez |
Portland City Council District 1
We encourage you to only use two votes for District 1 (East Portland)
| POSITION | PHOTO | RANK | CANDIDATE |
| Portland City Council, Dist 1 |  |
1st | Terrence Hayes |
| Portland City Council, Dist 1 |  |
2nd | Loretta Smith |
Portland City Council District 2
We encourage you to only use 3 votes for District 2 (N/NE Portland)
| POSITION | PHOTO | RANK | CANDIDATE |
| Portland City Council, Dist 2 |  |
1st | Dan Ryan |
| Portland City Council, Dist 2 |  |
2nd | Tiffani Penson |
| Portland City Council, Dist 2 |  |
3rd | Mariah Hudson |
Portland City Council District 3
We encourage you to only use 2 votes for District 3 (NE/SE Portland)
| POSITION | PHOTO | RANK | CANDIDATE |
| Portland City Council, Dist 3 |  |
1st | Steve Novick |
| Portland City Council, Dist 3 |  |
2nd | Daniel DeMelo |
Portland City Council District 4
We encourage you to use 6 votes for District 4, ranking Eric Zimmerman first, while ranking 2nd through 6th your choice of our remaining endorsed candidates for District 4 (SW/SE Portland)
| POSITION | PHOTO | RANK | CANDIDATE |
| Portland City Council, Dist 4 |  |
1st | Eric Zimmerman |
| Portland City Council, Dist 4 |  |
Stan Penkin | |
| Portland City Council, Dist 4 |  |
Ben Hufford | |
| Portland City Council, Dist 4 |  |
Eli Arnold | |
| Portland City Council, Dist 4 |  |
Olivia Clark | |
| Portland City Council, Dist 4 |  |
Tony Morse | |
| Portland City Council, Dist 4 |  |
Bob Weinstein |
Multnomah County
Multnomah County Commission District 1
| POSITION | PHOTO | CANDIDATE |
| Mult Co. Commission, Dist 1 |  |
Vadim Mozyrsky |
Multnomah County Commission District 2
| POSITION | PHOTO | CANDIDATE |
| Mult Co. Commission, Dist 2 |  |
Sam Adams |
Multnomah County Commission District 4
| POSITION | PHOTO | CANDIDATE |
|
Mult Co. Commission, Dist 4 |
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Vincent Jones Dixon |
Ballot Measures
No on Measure 118 |
Measure 118 is a gross receipts tax on businesses with more than $25 million in annual Oregon sales. In other words, it’s a tax on sales – not profits or income. That means businesses in Oregon would be forced to pay this new $6.8 Billion tax on the goods and services they provide, regardless of whether they make a large profit, make a small profit, or are losing money. Measure 118 would force hundreds of local businesses to raise their prices, cut jobs, or shut down completely. |
No on Measure 26-253 |
This ballot measure would allow any future Portland City Council to mandate—by a simple majority vote—that every residential, commercial and office building built before 1979 must be weatherized. |