PORTLAND FOR ALL ENDORSEMENTS · CITY OF PORTLAND
Portland for All endorsements: RE-ELECT
SIMONE REDE
An independent watchdog for open, accountable city government.
Simone Rede
Portland City Auditor
An independent watchdog who keeps city government open and accountable. With fewer reporters covering City Hall, that job matters more than ever.
“I want to make city government more accountable and accessible to the public.”
Why the Auditor matters
01Independent watchdog
Oversees performance audits, elections and public transparency.
Portland for All endorses Simone Rede for re-election as Portland City Auditor because she has served as an independent watchdog for the city, promoting an open and accountable government by overseeing performance audits, elections, and public transparency.
02Fewer reporters
With less news coverage of city government, voters need a strong Auditor reviewing city operations.
With fewer reporters covering city government, voters need a strong and effective City Auditor to review city operations. The Auditor's role in stewardship and transparency in our city government is to provide independent, objective oversight of the effectiveness of governance structures and processes.
03Free from interference
Accountable to the public, so Portlanders can trust the results.
Critical to the Auditor's role is independence from City leadership, maintained through accountability to the public and freedom from bias or interference in their audit work, so Portlanders can trust the results.
04Sole authority
The Auditor alone chooses what to review.
The Auditor has sole authority to select areas for review. Rede has served Portlanders well and deserves re-election.
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Portland for All endorses Simone Rede for re-election as Portland City Auditor because she has served as an independent watchdog for the city, promoting an open and accountable government by overseeing performance audits, elections, and public transparency.
With fewer reporters covering city government, voters need a strong and effective City Auditor to review city operations. The Auditor's role in stewardship and transparency in our city government is to provide independent, objective oversight of the effectiveness of governance structures and processes. Rede has served Portlanders well and deserves re-election.
Critical to the Auditor's role is independence from City leadership, maintained through accountability to the public and freedom from bias or interference in their audit work, so Portlanders can trust the results. The Auditor has sole authority to select areas for review.
For a complete list of Rede's endorsements, visit her website.
2026 OREGON GENERAL ELECTION
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