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Kellie Torres has spent 20 years in Portland city government at Portland Parks Bureau and is running for Portland City Council in District 3 (SE Portland).

She is endorsed by The Oregonian, Willamette Week, labor unions, and previous/current electeds.https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/10/editorial-endorsement-november-2026-change-the-mix-on-city-council-by-electing-these-endorsed-candidates.htmlhttps://www.wweek.com/news/2026/10/14/wws-fall-2026-endorsements-portland-city-council/https://www.kellietorresforportland.com/

Eli Arnold is a Sellwood resident, father, veteran, and bicycle cop on the PPB Bike Squad. He is a leading candidate for District 4 Portland City Council in the 2026 election.Eli is endorsed by The Oregonian in the 2026 election for Portland City Council.He was endorsed in 2024 by Willamette Week and The Oregonian.https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2026/10/editorial-endorsement-november-2026-change-the-mix-on-city-council-by-electing-these-endorsed-candidates.htmlhttps://www.eliforportland.com/0:00 Campaign introduction1:02 Campaign and council dynamics5:58 Council office spending13:17 Economic climate in Portland21:04 Partisanship and local politics26:23 Fareless transit proposal33:06 Government office work culture36:00 Participatory budgeting42:13 Statues and community history44:43 Controversial political rhetoric48:52 Campaign wrap-up and final thoughts

Max Steele is a writer at Recalibrate Portland and covers ethics and extremism in Portland government.https://recalibrateportland.substack.com/https://www.koin.com/news/portland/deeply-disturbed-portland-officials-speak-out-against-councilor-greens-outrageous-social-media-posts-about-police/https://recalibrateportland.substack.com/p/mitch-green-between-the-tweets👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast

Eric Zimmerman is a Portland City Councilor in District 4.https://www.portland.gov/council/districts/4/eric-zimmermanhttps://ez4pdx.com/

https://www.azizforgresham.com/

Eric Fruits is a Ph.D economist in the Portland area and has taught economics at PSU Portland State University and is the Director of Economic Research at the International Center for Law & Economics.https://web.pdx.edu/~fruits/https://laweconcenter.org/author/ericfruits/https://ericfruits.substack.com/👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast✖️ X: https://twitter.com/azcfilm🔗 Website: https://nwfreshpodcast.com👇 Follow Rational in Portland 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/rationalinportland🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5OScHGLvril1jERYJyznN7

Max Steele is a writer at Recalibrate Portland and covers ethics and extremism in Portland government.https://recalibrateportland.substack.com/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2026/07/unions-pull-endorsements-from-portland-city-councilor-over-stance-on-moda-center-renovation.html👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4✖️ X: https://twitter.com/azcfilm🔗 Website: https://nwfreshpodcast.com

Sgt. Aaron Schmautz is President of the Portland Police Association.https://www.portland.gov/bhr/employee-relations/labor-relations/ppa

Jonathan Metcalf is an Estacada City Councilor and business owner at Barbarian Creative, and is running for Mayor of Estacada in 2026.

https://www.cityofestacada.org/staff-directory/jonathanmetcalf/

https://estacadanews.com/2023/10/19/new-estacada-city-councilor-jonathan-metcalf-has-birds-eye-view/

Heart Pham is a Portland resident, security guard, former train conductor, and District 3 City Council candidate.

fightwithheartpdx.com👇 Follow NW Fresh 👇📷 Instagram: https://instagram.com/nwfreshpodcast🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ENriVzZNueNAuexWX0fN4✖️ X: https://twitter.com/azcfilm🔗 Website: https://nwfreshpodcast.com