Author: Team BerniePDX

How to Vote for Bernie PDX Portland City Council Candidates Using Ranked-Choice:

  • Rank the candidates in order of your preference, UP TO SIX.
  • DO NOT RANK CANDIDATES YOU DON’T LIKE! For example, if you only like four candidates, only rank four.
  • Return your ballot by Tuesday, Nov. 5! Find a dropbox here.
  • Questions? Visit https://www.portland.gov/vote

This November, Portlanders have the opportunity to elect a whole new City Council! Bernie PDX is proud to endorse a slate of candidates who will champion tenants’ and workers’ rights, climate justice, and truly affordable housing in our city. These candidates believe that City Hall should take an active role in supporting our underfunded schools, teachers, and students. They will fight back against the influence of corporations like Zenith in city decision-making. 

Our candidates are committed to housing the unsheltered members of our community and expanding the Portland Street Response, so that all Portlanders in need can access this vital service. They will also hold police accountable for their actions and increase oversight of the Portland Police Bureau. 

Bernie PDX is excited to endorse the following candidates for Portland City Council, who are committed to fighting for the people and bringing this vision of our city to life. 

Click here to find your City Council district

District 1 (East Portland)

District 2 (North and NE)

District 3 (SE and NE)

District 4 (NW, SW, Eastmoreland & Sellwood)

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 6-8pm: Virtual Phonebank for D1 Portland City Council Candidates: STEPH, TIMUR, CANDACE & JAMIE!

Join the Working Families Party from the comfort of your home for a virtual evening of grassroots activism!

We’re rallying support for our endorsed District 1 Portland City Council candidates – Steph Routh, Timur Ender, Candace Avalos, and Jamie Dunphy – and we need your help to make their voices heard!

Together, we’ll be reaching out to District 1 residents, sharing our vision for a more equitable Portland, and mobilizing support for our progressive candidates.

Thursday, Sept. 19, 11am: Solidarity Rally with Striking Boeing Workers!

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Due to the inability to park near the picket line, we’ll meet at LiUNA Local 737 and take a shuttle to the main picket line where the rally will take place. Please be at LiUNA by 10:30 to get to the picket line on time for the rally.
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Last week, more than 33,000 Boeing workers in Oregon and Washington voted down a tentative agreement and are now on strike until they get the contract they deserve. Join Oregon’s Labor Movement this Thursday, September 19th at 11:00 AM for a rally in support of the Boeing Machinists Strike.

IAMAW International President Brian Bryant will be the main speaker, with additional speakers to be announced. Boeing machinists are leading the way in this watershed moment, as

more and more workers across the country are fighting back against corporate greed and incompetence. Show solidarity at this history-making strike and stand with members of IAMAW.

24/7 PICKET LINES:
Boeing Plant, 19000 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland
Boeing Paint Hangar, 4635 NE Cornfoot Rd, Portland

Location: Meet at LiUNA, 17230 NE Sacramento St. Rally at 19000 Sandy Blvd

Rally to Tell Portland City Council – No Live Nation in Our City! Thursday, Sept. 19, 12-2pm

Portland has a multi-billion dollar independent music-driven economy. Live Nation-Ticketmaster, which is currently being sued by the Justice Dept, and joined by 30 state attorneys general, for monopolizing markets across the live concert industry, is targeting Portland with a proposal to open a venue on Water Avenue near the Hawthorne Bridge.

Live Nation’s predatory, profit-seeking, and unlawful conduct in the pursuit of market control has come at the cost of industry workers who seek fair standards, local promoters, venue operators, and is a threat to our community values and local economy. We must do everything in our power to stop Live Nation and demand a local owner/operator instead. Our best shot at stopping Live Nation from breaking ground is appealing their Land Use permit and telling Portland City Council to Cancel the Live Nation/Ticketmaster Deal. Learn more about Live Nation’s corporate greed here!

Rally with Jobs With Justice and Music Portland as we fight corporate greed, and fight for our local economy! Music Portland will rally nearby City Hall (TBA) on Thursday, September 19, 12 – 2pm just before the appeal hearing for Live Nation’s conditional land use permit.

Let’s show up and tell city council NOT to support a Live Nation-owned and operated venue here in Portland!

Location: Near City Hall, 1900 SW 4th Ave.

Fred Meyer Workers on Strike through Labor Day!

Join a picket! And remind your friends: Don’t cross the line!

Portland-area Fred Meyer workers walked off the job 6am today, striking over unfair labor practices, as the company has been unwilling to fulfill its obligations and legal requirements to provide information that United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 requested related to negotiations.

We urge you to head to your local Fred Meyer and hold the line until management does the right thing. Pickets will be held at all locations during the stores’ operating hours through 8am Tuesday.

New Seasons Workers on One-Day STRIKE, Sept. 1!

On Sunday, September 1st, workers at ten New Seasons Market locations will participate in a one-day Unfair Labor Practice Strike in response to the company’s unfair labor practices and bad-faith bargaining. The stores participating in the strike action are:

Arbor Lodge (6400 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97217)
Cedar Hills (3495 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005)
Concordia (5320 NE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211)
Grant Park (3210 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232)
Hawthorne (4034 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214)
Sellwood (1214 SE Tacoma St, Portland, OR 97202)
Seven Corners (1954 SE Division St, Portland, OR 97202)
Slabtown (2170 NW Raleigh St, Portland, OR 97210)
Woodstock (4500 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97206)
Williams (3445 N Williams Ave, Portland, OR 97227)

RSVP Here to attend a picket!

Contribute Now and Have Your Donation Matched 9-to-1!

Monday, August 27 is the last day for City Council candidates to qualify for matching funds from the Small Donor Elections program. Candidates need donations from 250 individual Portlanders to qualify. Once they reach that level, the City will match donations from Portland donors 9-to-1 (up to $20 each) – that turns your $5 donation into $45! 



BerniePDX members voted to endorse some amazing grassroots candidates. Please contribute so these candidates can turn out working class voters and take back our city from developers and corporations like Zenith!

Click here to find your City Council district.

District 1 (East Portland)

District 2 (North and NE)

District 3 (SE and NE)

District 4 (NW, SW, Eastmoreland & Sellwood)