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Pride in Voting

🗳️ Candidate Meet and Greet with Our LGBTQIA2S+ Community

🏳️‍⚧️ Free to attend and Open to to the Public!🏳️‍🌈

Join Oregon Pride in Business (ORPIB), Pride NW, and The Marie Equi Center for "Pride in Voting," an opportunity for the LGBTQIA2S+ community to get to know local candidates for office and for them to get to know us. 

The event starts at 3:00pm. At that time, resources for voter registration and information about our new form of government and rank choice voting will be available. 

The Meet and Greet portion of program which has attendees rotate among tables with candidates starts promptly at 3:30pm and ends at 6pm.

🗓️ Sunday, October 13, 2024

⏰ 3-6pm

📍New Home of The Marie Equi Center on SE Holgate Blvd — Address is 4434 SE 25th Ave* 

🚗 Street parking is available

☕️ Coffee, water, and snacks be available for free

💵 Free to attend, please register as space is limited. 

😷 Masking is encouraged to keep our immunocompromised community members safe. Masks will be available if needed.

Community Members: Please register here to attend.

Candidates: If you haven't already completed your RSVP form, please do so here. 

Portlanders, Find Your District: https://www.portland.gov/transition/districtcommission/map

Who's coming?

Affirmative RSVPs received as of October 11:

Mayor

• Carmen Rubio (sh/her). Portland City Commissioner
• Keith Wilson (he/him), Transportation Executive
• Mingus Mapps (he/him), Portland City Commissioner

Portland City Auditor

• Simone Rede (she/her), Portland City Auditor

Multnomah County Commission, District 1

• Vadim Mozyrsky (he/him), Administrative Law Judge

Multnomah County Commissioner in District 2

• Sam Adams (he/him), Public Advocate

Portland City Council, District 4

• Andra Vltavín (they/them), Director of Ethical Yarn Community
• Ben Hufford (he/him), Architect
• Chloe Mason (she/her), Fitness Model & Author
• Ciatta Thompson (she/her), Hotel Front Office Manager
• Eric Zimmerman (he/him), Chief of Staff, Multnomah County Commissioner Julia Brim-Edwards
• John Goldsmith (he/him), Security Officer/ Environmental Artist
• Kelly Doyle,  Attorney
• Sarah Silkie (she/they), Engineer with Portland Water Bureau
• Stanley Penkin (he/him), Retired
• Tony Morse (he/him), Recovery Advocate

Portland City Council, District 3

• Ahlam Osman (she/her), Housing and Environment Coordinator
• Angelita Morillo (she/they), Policy Advocate, Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon
• Brian Conley (he/him), Journalist, Journalism Teacher
• Cristal Azul Otero (she/her), Joint Office of Homeless Services Supportive Housing Services Program Specialist Senior ; government administration
• Daniel DeMelo (he/him), Chair, Joint Office of Homeless Services Community Budget Advisory Committee
• Kelly Janes (KJ) (she/her), Business Owner (web design & development agency) 
• Rex Burkholder (he/him), Consultant to Nonprofit Organizations on Strategy and Message
• Dr. Sandeep Bali, Pharmacist, specializing in HIV treatment and PrEp, Hepatitis C, mental health and addiction issues
• Luke Zac (he/him), Candidate 
• Tiffany Koyama Lane (she/her), Public School Teacher 
• Chris Flanary (they/them), Housing Program Specialist, City of Portland
• Theo Hathaway Saner (he/him), Affordable Housing Property Manager
• Jesse Cornett (he/him), Policy and Advocacy Director at Oregon Recovers

Portland City Council, District 2

• Antonio Pettyjohn (he/him), Musician
• Chris Olsen (he/him), Nonprofit Communications Consultant
• Dan Ryan (he/him), City Commissioner
• Debbie Kitchin (she/her), Construction company owner
• Elana Pirtle-Guiney (she/her), Advocacy Consultant
• Jennifer Park (she/her), Non-profit Programs Director
• Mike Marshall (he/him), Executive Director of Oregon Recovers
• Tiffani Penson (she/her), City of Portland People + Culture Manager

Portland City Council, District 1

• Candace Avalos (she/her), Executive Director of Verde
• Jamie Dunphy (he/him), Oregon Government Relations Director, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
• Joe Allen (he/him), Woodworker
• Mike Sands (he/him), Retired trial attorney, law professor and Superior Court Judge pro tem.
• Peggy Sue Owens, Small Business Owner
• Terrence Hayes (he/him), Small Business Owner
• Timur Ender (he/him), Full-Time Candidate
• Noah Ernst (he/him), Superintendent / In-House Council at Radio Cab Co.
• David Linn (he/him), State of Oregon Health Licensing 

Venue  Accessibility Information:

• Building is ADA compliant and accessible for people using mobility devices
• There are 4 ADA and gender neutral restrooms
• There is a limited amount of parking on the North side of the building with one ADA parking space
• High weight limit seating available including chairs without arms
• The Backyard (gymnasium) has 40 foot high ceilings and a high quality HVAC system as well as additional air circulation via outtake fans
• Masking is encouraged to keep our immunocompromised community members safe. Masks will be available if needed.
• The Marie Equi Center is accessible via public transportation. The #17 bus stops a half block away from the entrance and the yellow line MAX stop on 17th and Holgate is 8 blocks away.