Tom Potter is the Mayor of the city of Portland, Oregon in the United States. He was elected in 2004, and his term ends in 2008; Potter has announced that he does not intend to seek re-election. Prior to his service as mayor, he was Portland's police chief. This is a partial list of mayors that have been employed by the city of Portland, Oregon. ... For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vera Katz Vera Katz (born August 3, 1933) is the 45th mayor of Portland, Oregon. ... Bend is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. ... This is a partial list of mayors that have been employed by the city of Portland, Oregon. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... Official language(s) (none)[1] Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ...

On November 2, 2004, Potter defeated Portland City Commissioner Jim Francesconi in the non-partisan Portland mayoral race. Potter was inaugurated on January 3, 2005, succeeding Mayor Vera Katz (who had served for three terms, but did not run for a fourth.) Francesconi, who raised a city-record $1 million and outspent Potter 6 to 1, was an early favorite for Mayor; Potter, who limited campaign contributions to $25 in the primary and $100 in the general election, defeated Francesconi in both elections.^[1] is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Portland City Council is the governing body of Portland, Oregon. ... is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vera Katz Vera Katz (born August 3, 1933) is the 45th mayor of Portland, Oregon. ...

Portland is unlike most large United States cities, in that the Portland City Council performs many duties that are more typically in a mayor's purview. Potter advocated for a change to that system, advocating for a "strong mayor" initiative in the May, 2007 election. The measure was defeated by a 3-1 margin.^[1] The Portland City Council is the governing body of Portland, Oregon. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...

Potter was the police chief of Portland during early 1990s, serving less than three years before retiring at age 52 from the police force. In 2003 he decided to run for mayor of Portland, based partly on a desire to help reform the Portland police department. He has built a platform on the issue of community policing, a police strategy that involves active engagement with neighborhoods with such tactics as getting police officers out of their patrol cars. In 1967, state-of-the-art policing was exemplified by a fast response to radio calls in this Black-and-White and a crowd drawn by the siren and flashing lights. ...

On September 10, 2007, Potter announced that he would not run for re-election as mayor of Portland in 2008. His term in office is scheduled to end in January, 2009, when the new mayor-elect is inaugurated.

Career

Potter began as a police officer in Portland in 1967 as a beat officer in southeast Portland in the Brooklyn and Sellwood neighborhoods. Although the neighborhoods are considered desirable residential locations today, at the time they were largely crime-ridden and threatened by gangs. According to Potter, early in his career a citizen in Sellwood asked him what he, as a citizen, could do to help the police. His sergeant informed him to tell the citizen to "stay inside and let the police do their jobs." The comment helped motivate Potter's early interest in making changes between the relationship of the police and the citizens. Brooklyn Park in the Brooklyn neighborhood Brooklyn is a mostly residential neighborhood in southeast Portland, Oregon. ... Sellwood is a neighborhood on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River in Southeast Portland, Oregon. ...

In 1986, Potter was promoted to captain in the North Precinct. He was appointed police chief in 1990 by Mayor Bud Clark, heading up the 1,300 officers in the city's largest bureau. J.E. “Bud” Clark is an Oregon businessman who served as Mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 1985 to 1992. ... The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is the law enforcement agency of the City of Portland, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. ...

When Potter announced his campaign for mayor in 2003, running in a field of 22 candidates, he was not widely considered as a likely contender. Potter limited his individual campaign donations to 25 dollars per person because he believed that all residents should have equal access to their politicians. Political insiders considered this a crazy move that made him unelectable. Nevertheless, he won the primary in 2004, having raised only 35,000 dollars in campaign funds, versus other candidates who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars. For the runoff election, he raised the limit on his contributions to 100 dollars per individual, and despite raising only half the funds of Francesconi, he maintained a wide lead in the polls throughout the campaign and won by a landslide.

In addition to continuing advocacy of community policing, Potter expressed interest in other reforms of the Portland police department. He marched against the Iraq War on the first anniversary of American involvement in March 2004 and was dismayed at the black uniforms and the militarized appearance of the Portland police he saw. He made it part of his campaign to rid the police of such a militarized appearance if elected. For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ...

Potter lives in the Woodstock neighborhood of southeast Portland with his third wife Karin Hansen. His hobbies include archaeology, hiking, camping, and bicycling. Woodstock is a neighborhood in Eastmoreland, Portland, Oregon. ...

Actions as Mayor

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When Potter took office, he declared that he was taking centralized control of all city bureaus for a period of six months. In Portland government, the mayor and the four members of the City Council each supervise the various agencies of the city. In his first few months in office, Potter took control of all bureaus. He later redistributed them once the adjustment period was completed. Image File history File links Gnome_globe_current_event. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...

In January of 2005, Potter caused a controversy by taking part in the monthly Critical Mass ride, an act that participants consider a celebration of cycling in which bicyclists take over the streets to demonstrate alternatives to the use of the automobile in urban areas. Critics accused him of endorsing the group's actions, which include violating traffic laws and intentionally blocking other street traffic. This act was celebrated by the bike community and seen as an effort to mend torn ties between the city and bicycle activists. For other uses of critical mass, see critical mass (disambiguation). ...

Potter backed Commissioner Erik Sten in an effort to purchase Portland General Electric from Enron. He also said he is willing to consider using the city's power of condemnation to acquire the utility's assets. The bid attained the backing of Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, but was vehemently opposed by Enron and some members of Congress.^{[citation needed]} He also supported of Sten's Voter-Owned Elections initiative, which funneled city money to candidiates for city offices in the 2006 Primary elections and was vehemently opposed by the Portland Business Alliance. Erik Sten (b. ... Portland General Electric (PGE) is an investor-owned electrical utility that distributes electricity to customers in parts of Portland, Oregon, as well as parts of Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion, Yamhill, Washington, and Polk counties - half of the inhabitants of Oregon. ... Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation) (former NYSE ticker symbol: ENE) was an American energy company based in Houston, Texas. ... In property law, condemnation is identical to eminent domain. ... Theodore R. Ted Kulongoski (born November 5, 1940, in rural Missouri[1]) is an American Democratic politician. ... Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation) (former NYSE ticker symbol: ENE) was an American energy company based in Houston, Texas. ... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... Clean Elections (sometimes called Clean Money or Voter-Owned Elections) is a system of government financing of political campaigns used in a small number of states and local political jurisdictions in the United States. ...

On April 22, 2005, Potter withdrew the Portland Police Bureau from the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. This action came after a dispute of two years over supervision, security clearances for Potter and then-Chief of Police Derrick Foxworth, and the handling of high-profile terrorism cases including that of Brandon Mayfield. In May 2006 Potter accused the FBI of attempting to recruit an informant within the Portland city offices, a claim the FBI denied but which underscored the tensions between that agency and Potter's office. is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is the law enforcement agency of the City of Portland, the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... The Joint Terrorism Task Force is a section of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation charged with taking action against terrorism. ... Brandon Mayfield (born 1966) is an attorney at law with a practice in Washington County, Oregon and is best known for being erroneously linked to the 11 March, 2004 Madrid attacks. ...

References

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External links

• tomformayor.org
• Official Mayor of the City of Portland Website
• CityMayors.com profile