State Treasurer’s campaign bolstered by endorsements, potential foe declines to join race.
BY JACOB PALMER | DIGITAL NEWS EDITOR
State Treasurer Ted Wheeler’s campaign has once again been bolstered by endorsements and a potential foe declining to join race.
Multnomah County COO Marissa Madrigal, who Charlie Hales had urged to run, announced on Facebook that she would not pursue the mayor’s office.
House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson said last week she would not pursue the position either, according to Willamette Week.
In addition to running a one-man race, Wheeler picked up endorsements on Monday.
Wheeler’s campaign announced endorsements by a number of civic leaders, including Central City Concern Executive Director Ed Blackburn, Southeast Uplift President Robert McCullough, Bradley Angle Executive Director Deborah Steinkopf, and a long-time community and equality activist, Avel Gordly, a former state legislator.
“Ted Wheeler has the demonstrated willingness, ability and skill to advance a vision for Portland that highly values equity and inclusion of all voices, all neighborhoods and all communities. He will passionately advance a public policy agenda that meets the test of being right, just, and fair. And, he will call out those existing policies that fall short of this test,” Gordly said.
(SOURCE: Portland Tribune)
It’s still early, but will anyone test Ted?
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