Multnomah County Commissioner Jules Bailey will run for Portland mayor.
BY JACOB PALMER | DIGITAL NEWS EDITOR
Multnomah County Commissioner Jules Bailey will run for Portland mayor.
Willamette Week’s Nigel Jaquiss reports he will make his official announcement about the New Year.
“Portland is a progressive town, and we need a progressive mayor,” Bailey tells WW. “I want to be the candidate for people that have to work for a living, not for those that don’t.”
Bailey, 36, could make a formidable candidate. He’s a Portland native who, like Wheeler, graduated from Lincoln High School. Bailey graduated from Lewis & Clark College and earned a master’s degree in public affairs and planning from Princeton University.
(READ MORE: Willamette Week)
Ted Wheeler had been without an opponent when Charlie Hales decided not to seek a second term. But, to be fair, musician Bim Ditson had announced earlier in November that he’s running for the city’s highest position.
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