Mayor Keith Wilson told KGW's "Straight Talk" that he has declined to endorse three incumbents, Angelita Morillo, Tiffany Koyama Lane and Mitch Green, saying "I have a litmus test and I can't in good conscience endorse anybody who advocates for the abolishment of our police." Wilson said all three answered a questionnaire committing to a "national platform" that included abolishing the police, and that Morillo and Koyama Lane "made similar commitments in writing" to Green's. He said whether Green should resign is "a conversation that Councilor Green has to have with his conscience"; Portland DSA posted that "None of those candidates sought Wilson's endorsement."
Wilson has endorsed Kellie Torres in District 3 and Commissioner Julia Brim-Edwards for Multnomah County chair.
Portland Mercury · on the Ditch Mitch, Go PDX and Fix MultCo PACs and their billboards
The Mercury reported that three PACs registered to activist Kyle Prosen — Ditch Mitch, Go PDX and Fix MultCo — filed statements of organization on September 14, seven days after the first "Ditch Mitch" billboard went up on Beaverton Hillsdale Highway, and that United for Portland Action Fund, whose treasurer is Portland Metro Chamber executive Jon Isaacs, is listed as the billboards' top funder. A second anti-Green billboard went up on St. Helens Road and a third in Foster/Powell; Lamar's public dashboard lists the Beaverton Hillsdale sign at $6,500 for four weeks and a Fix MultCo billboard for Julia Brim-Edwards at $10,000 for four weeks. Green told KPTV "I'm not surprised to see that the Portland Metro Chamber is funding these billboards and these attacks"; the Mercury reported he paid the $7,328 property tax bill cited on the billboard on June 29.
Oregon law requires a PAC to file a statement of organization within three days of receiving a contribution or making an expenditure.
A downtown billboard reading "Politician Mitch Green voted to use your taxes. Didn't pay his own taxes" is funded by a political action committee called Ditch Mitch, registered this week with the Oregon Secretary of State. The PAC's website says its biggest funder so far is the United for Portland Action fund, a PAC created and funded by the Portland Metro Chamber. Willamette Week reported that no contributions or expenditures had yet appeared in the state database, which it attributed to the seven-day reporting window.
The billboard refers to a $7,328 property tax bill Green failed to pay until The Oregonian pointed it out to him this summer.
Willamette Week reported that Councilors Koyama Lane, Morillo, and Green — the three DSA members among the six council incumbents seeking reelection — have each logged more than 1,600 campaign contributions through the city's Small Donor Elections program, nearly 750 more than their centrist colleagues running for reelection. Per the program's website, Koyama Lane has received $200,000 in matching funds, Morillo $160,000, and Green $162,000. The paper reported the only nonincumbent at similar levels is District 4 candidate Eli Arnold, at $194,000.
The Small Donor Elections program matches contributions by up to 10 to 1; the general election is November 3, 2026.
The Mercury profiled the twelve candidates running for three seats in District 4, including incumbents Mitch Green, Olivia Clark, and Eric Zimmerman. Green's profile describes an economist and Army veteran focused on fossil fuel accountability and social housing; Zimmerman's describes a councilor "considered part of the Council's moderate bloc, largely using the position to block policies brought by progressive councilors."
Green was elected to a two-year City Council term in 2024, so his seat is on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
The Mercury published candidate profiles for City Council District 4, where twelve candidates are running for three seats; incumbents Olivia Clark, Mitch Green, and Eric Zimmerman are seeking reelection. Housing positions diverge across the field: Green campaigns on the city's social housing investment in permanently affordable city-owned properties, Zimmerman called for ending unsanctioned camping as quickly as possible, and challenger Josh Leake proposes converting the ICE facility into a "medically driven" sobering center.
The Mercury published its District 3 candidate guide on September 9.
Portland Mercury · on housing positions in Portland's District 3 council race
The Mercury published a voter guide profiling the 21 candidates running for three council seats this November in District 3, which covers most of inner Southeast Portland plus parts of Northeast and outer Southeast Portland to I-205. The guide recounts incumbent records on housing: Tiffany Koyama Lane passed an ordinance banning algorithmic rental price-fixing software, and Angelita Morillo brought forward housing permitting reforms and opposed the Moda Center project funding. Challenger positions in the guide range from Patrick Hilton's opposition to increased-density rezoning in favor of adaptive reuse to Keir Legree's support for requiring drug-recovery engagement or employment to access homeless services.
District 3 incumbents Koyama Lane, Morillo and Novick were elected in November 2024 under Portland's first ranked-choice, multi-member district election.
Willamette Week · on Portland City Council DSA incumbents' small-donor fundraising totals
Willamette Week reported that council incumbents Tiffany Koyama Lane, Angelita Morillo and Mitch Green — all Democratic Socialists of America members — have each logged more than 1,600 campaign contributions through Portland's Small Donor Elections program, which the paper said is nearly 750 more than their centrist colleagues seeking reelection. Per the program's website, Koyama Lane has received $200,000 in matching funds, Morillo $160,000 and Green $162,000.
Portland DSA · on Portland DSA's endorsed slate for the November 3, 2026 election
Portland DSA announced its endorsed slate for the November 3 general election: incumbent Councilors Mitch Green (District 4), Tiffany Koyama Lane (District 3) and Angelita Morillo (District 3), plus Tammy Carpenter for Oregon House District 27, Farrah Chaichi for Oregon House District 35 and Nathan Ong Norris for Multnomah County Commissioner District 2. The chapter said candidates are endorsed by vote of dues-paying members at its monthly general meetings.
All three endorsed incumbent councilors were first elected in November 2024.
Portland's city elections officer and the Oregon Secretary of State's Elections Division dismissed complaints alleging Councilor Mitch Green improperly used public resources on an Instagram video posted around August 11. City Elections Officer Louise Hansen wrote that sharing the video did not constitute an in-kind contribution because it was an official message containing information about city business; the state division declined to investigate. The complaints were filed August 17 by T.J. Anderson, a District 4 council candidate running against Green, and Deian Salazar.
The Oregonian reported the complaints on August 24, one week after they were filed.
The Mercury reported that Go Portland Go, which filed as a political action committee with the state in April and calls itself a "grassroots coalition," has received more than $130,000 in contributions, including $32,000 from the nonprofit Partnership for Progress and $25,000 from Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle. The paper reported that Partnership for Progress mailers have blamed the council's four DSA members — Morillo, Koyama Lane, Green, and Kanal — for what the group characterizes as the city's decline, and that the PAC's endorsement criteria include funding police and reducing taxes. Restaurateur Earl Ninsom withdrew his six restaurants from the group's coalition list on August 28 after the Mercury asked about their participation.
The Portland council general election is November 3, 2026.
The Mercury reported that Go Portland Go, which registered as a political action committee with the state in April and lists homelessness and behavioral health among its five priorities, has received more than $130,000 in contributions per state records. Its largest donor is the nonprofit Partnership for Progress, which gave $32,000 in June and has advocated for homeless camp sweeps and treatment-first approaches; Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle gave $25,000 the same month.
Boyle gave $150,000 in 2023 to a group lobbying to dismantle Measure 110.
The Oregonian/OregonLive · on an elections complaint against Councilor Mitch Green
Two Portland residents filed a complaint alleging Councilor Mitch Green improperly used public money and staff time to make a video that functions as campaign advertising. The complaint argues the video's campaign-style branding and messaging amounted to political advocacy and self-promotion, and asks the city auditor to investigate whether public resources were used to produce or distribute it.
Green is seeking reelection in District 4 in the November 3, 2026 election.
WW reported that around 1 in 6 members of IBEW Local 48 is out of work and that Portland-area union electricians are moving by the hundreds to Boise, where the Micron fabrication campus expansion pays $65 an hour plus a $200 daily stipend. The article reported that Local 48 gave $400,000 to Gov. Kotek's reelection campaign in June and, with Ironworkers Local 29, rescinded its endorsement of Councilor Mitch Green in early July over his opposition to the $2.5 billion Bull Run filtration project and the proposed $600 million Moda Center remodel. Green retains endorsements from AFSCME and the Portland Association of Teachers.
IBEW Local 48 has around 6,000 members; Local 48 business manager Garth Bachman called Green's opposition a "betrayal of the working class" when the endorsement was rescinded.
Mayor Keith Wilson endorsed Kellie Torres, a longtime Parks Bureau official, for a District 3 council seat, and said he plans to endorse incumbents Steve Novick, Olivia Clark and Eric Zimmerman for reelection in November. The District 3 incumbents include two Democratic Socialists of America members who have criticized Wilson's shelter expansion push and his support for the Moda Center renovation. Both council factions view the election as a chance to secure a seventh seat on the 12-member body and end its recurring 6-6 stalemates.
The council's January 2026 attempt to elect a council president failed amid repeated 6-6 votes.
Mayor Keith Wilson endorsed Kellie Torres, a longtime Parks Bureau official, for one of three council seats representing District 3, and said he plans to soon endorse the reelection campaigns of Steve Novick in District 3 and District 4 Councilors Olivia Clark and Eric Zimmerman. The Oregonian described the endorsements as backing three incumbents and an outside challenger "who could shift the balance of power"; the three democratic socialist incumbents on the November ballot — Angelita Morillo, Tiffany Koyama Lane, and Mitch Green — were not among them.
Candidate filing for the Nov. 3 ballot closes Aug. 18 for incumbents and Aug. 25 for non-incumbents.
Councilors Mitch Green, Tiffany Koyama Lane, and Angelita Morillo, all up for reelection in November, campaigned together over the weekend with 200 volunteers knocking doors in Districts 3 and 4, and issued a joint statement alongside the Democratic Socialists of America and the Working Families Party. Willamette Week reported that the progressive bloc, which calls itself Peacock, is seeking one more seat on the 12-member council for a seven-vote majority. Morillo said the Portland Metro Chamber "is going to do everything in their power to prevent us from having seven votes on this City Council."
Portland DSA's 2026 endorsement slate also includes council candidates Tammy Carpenter, Farrah Chaichi, and Nathan Ong Norris.