Portland will be expanding the number of city council members and weakening the mayor’s power to push back on progressive policies ahead of the November election.

With more than 100 candidates running for Portland City Council, the city is facing one of the busiest election years in recent memory.

Of the more than 100 candidates vying for one of the 12 spots on the board, Dan Ryan is the only existing Portland City Commissioner running to maintain a seat on City Council itself. (Three other commissioners — Rene Gonzalez, Carmen Rubio and Mingus Mapps — are vying to be Portland’s next mayor.)

A teacher, a middle-aged dad, a software engineer and a retiree are among the 30 candidates running for City Council in Southeast Portland’s District 3. The six with the most momentum - as measured by money raised and endorsements secured - gave the same primary campaign promise: I will be collaborative and pragmatic and insist the city do its job.

Sarah Michniewicz, Bayside Neighborhood Association president, and Todd Morse, founder of the Urbanist Coalition of Portland, are vying for the seat being vacated by Anna Trevorrow.

On Oct. 9, the Portland City Council discussed the latest set of abandoned and/or blighted properties that it plans to foreclose upon for years of neglect and thousands of dollars in unpaid liens, the city says.

Questionnaires were sent to candidates for City Council, District 1. Here are answers submitted by Alejandra Chavez, Monica Reyes, Sam Armijo and Tom Handy.

The El Paso Times sent questionnaires to candidates in the 2024 General Election. Here are answers from Fabiola Arellano, City Council, District 3 candidate.