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David Schor

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David Schor was a 2016 nonpartisan candidate for mayor of Portland, Oregon. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016.

Biography

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Schor is an assistant attorney general with the Oregon Department of Justice. He attended Corvallis Public Schools, the University of Oregon, and the Lewis & Clark Law School.[1]

Elections

2016

See also: Municipal elections in Portland, Oregon (2016)

The city of Portland, Oregon, held elections for mayor and two of its four city commission seats on May 17, 2016. Despite a large number of candidates in all three races, the mayoral and City Commission Position No. 1 races were both determined in the primary with Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler (D) and incumbent Commissioner Amanda Fritz winning more than half the votes in their respective races.

The City Commission Position No. 4 race, however, required a runoff election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Steve Novick was the top vote recipient in the primary, but did not secure a majority of the votes cast. He was defeated by Chloe Eudaly in the general election.

The May election was called a primary, but it was functionally a general election. A runoff election—called in this case a general election—was only held on November 8, 2016, for races where no single candidate received a majority (50 percent plus one) of the votes cast on the May ballot.[2]

The following candidates ran in the mayoral primary election.[3]
Mayor of Portland, Primary Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ted Wheeler 54.93% 104,731
Jules Kopel Bailey 16.43% 31,323
Sarah Iannarone 11.76% 22,417
Bruce Broussard 3.88% 7,399
Sean Davis 2.69% 5,122
David Schor 2.61% 4,981
Jessie Sponberg 1.65% 3,146
Bim Ditson 1.27% 2,414
Patty Burkett 1.21% 2,310
David Ackerman 1.16% 2,207
Deborah Harris 0.85% 1,617
Lew Humble 0.39% 741
Trevor Manning 0.25% 478
Steven Entwisle Sr. 0.21% 396
Eric Calhoun 0.18% 345
Write-in votes 0.55% 1,044
Total Votes (>95.0% counted) 190,671
Source: The Oregonian, "2016 Primary Election: Oregon results," accessed May 20, 2016

Campaign themes

2016

Schor provided the following statement for the Multnomah County primary election voters' pamphlet:

A Voice for Portland

I’m running for mayor because we face problems that can’t be solved by the establishment politicians who helped create them. I represent the laborers, artists, dreamers, and social justice warriors who embody the spirit of Portland and whose voices are too faint to be heard under the roar of the rich and powerful.

Don’t let money choose your mayor. My campaign takes no corporate or PAC money.

Housing and Homelessness

  • Create new tenant protections, just-cause evictions, Office of Tenant Affairs
  • Impose Millionaires’ Tax (on top 1% of earners) dedicated to affordable housing
  • Make community-owned, tenant-run housing that will always be affordable
  • Build a pathway to ownership using land trusts and savings accounts
  • Improve processes to prioritize affordable housing development
  • Lobby to lift state preemption on rent control, inclusionary zoning

Expanding Services Across Portland

  • Bring all neighborhoods up to basic standards with sidewalks and bike lanes
  • Repair city streets and begin addressing ongoing deficiencies in maintenance
  • Expand park access and connectivity by completing a citywide trail network
  • Promote equity in technology access by building a municipal fiber optic network
  • Promote investment of City funds in Portland by creating a public bank

Environment

  • Promote greener buildings, solar energy & efficiency
  • Create local air pollution authority

Public Safety

  • Rebuild trust in Police by reforming policies to promote equity in enforcement
  • Engage with Black Lives Matter and other social justice movements to ensure that community needs are addressed in a timely and comprehensive manner

Integrity and Independence
We must not let wealthy donors pre-select our leaders. Stand with me and take the bold position that we can do better. Seize this opportunity to shape a brighter future with me.[4]

—David Schor (2016)[5]

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