Portland City Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney elected to powerful council president post
Pirtle-Guiney, a longtime labor union leader and former governor’s adviser, secured the coveted post over racial justice ...
New Portland council seeks trust, unity with vote of Elana Pirtle-Guiney as president
In a historic day at Portland City Hall on Thursday, the 12 members of the newly expanded City Council elected Elana ...
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Elana Pirtle-Guiney Elected as Portland City Council President at New Body’s First Meeting
Elana Pirtle-Guiney will serve as president of the freshly sworn-in 12-member Portland City Council. She was elected by a 7-5 ...
Elana Pirtle-Guiney elected Council President after initial deadlock at first meeting
The council vote was initially split 6-6 between Candace Avalos and Olivia Clark. Pirtle-Guiney was floated as an alternative ...
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Portland’s new council elects Councilor Pirtle-Guiney as its first president ... eventually
Portland’s brand-new city council elected its first leader Thursday in a vote that previewed the political dividing lines to come and just how complicated winning a majority might be in this new form ...
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Portland City Council settles on council president in contentious first meeting
Elana Pirtle-Guiney was elected to the role of Council President by the Portland City Council, allowing her to direct the ...
Portland's new City Council elects Elana Pirtle-Guiney as council president on first day
Thursday was the very first City Council meeting under Portland’s new form of government and councilors voted on a president ...
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Portland's new City Council elects Elana Pirtle-Guiney as council president on first day
Then they couldn’t reach a majority in the second vote. Eventually, they elected Elana Pirtle-Guiney as council president and Tiffany Koyama Lane as vice president. "I hope we build the trust of ...