Apply for Our Endorsement

Portland for All will endorse candidates for Metro Council President and District 1 (East Portland, Gresham, Troutdale, and Wood Village), which are up for election in May 2026. We want to support value-aligned candidates who believe in a hopeful, positive, and inclusive vision for our future. We will endorse leaders who are accountable to everyday working people, not beholden to wealthy special interests. We’re interested in viable candidates committed to working for a region where all of us are treated with dignity and love, who have an actionable plan to make that vision possible.

Metro Council

Endorsement criteria

Portland for All will endorse candidates for Metro Council President and District 1 who are viable and values-aligned.

• Viability: We will consider candidates with a feasible win plan.

• Values alignment: We will evaluate the candidate’s responses to the Oregon Future’s Lab Switchboard questions and our supplemental questions.

How to Apply

Portland for All is participating in Oregon Futures Lab’s City of Portland Candidate Switchboard. Candidates applying for our endorsement should complete the Switchboard questions and our supplemental questions to be considered.

We recommend that candidates make a copy of our supplemental questions and draft their answers separately before submitting their application through our Metro Endorsement Application. If you have any questions, you can contact team@portlandforall.org

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