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Liv Osthus
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Last election

November 5, 2024

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Artist
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Liv Osthus (also known as Viva Las Vegas) ran for election for Mayor of Portland in Oregon. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Osthus completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Liv Osthus was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Her career experience includes working as an artist.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Mayoral election in Portland, Oregon (2024)

General election

General election for Mayor of Portland

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Keith Wilson in round 20 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 309,963
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2024

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Candidate Connection

Liv Osthus completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Osthus' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Liv Osthus, also known as Viva Las Vegas, is not your typical mayoral candidate. A renowned Portland stripper, a passionate advocate for free speech, a strong proponent of the power of art to transform, Viva brings a truly fresh perspective to the political arena. Beyond her stage persona, Liv is a published author, writer, and musician, deeply ingrained in Portland's cultural fabric. Her vision for the city centers on revitalizing small businesses and the arts scene, recentering Portland on its vibrant soul. With a focus on hope and inspiration, she offers a refreshing approach to leadership, emphasizing listening and connection over traditional politics. Hers is a bold voice for change, ready to lead Portland into a brighter future.


Originally from the Midwest, Liv moved to Portland in 1996 after graduating from Williams College with a degree in cultural anthropology. She is a mother to eight-year-old Charlotte and has a 12-year-old bonus daughter, Beckett. Her partner is the artist Michael T. Hensley.
  • Earth Stewardship

    Protecting, honoring, and listening to Mama Earth is Liv’s top priority, because, ultimately every conversation—be it about housing justice, about re-energizing creative communities, about empowering small businesses—has to begin and end with our beautiful planet.

    Our climate is changing, fast. Portland must be prepared, and we must act as a community. Establishing easily-accessible community centers that are staffed and well-supplied to accommodate EVERYONE during climate emergencies is the NEW NORMAL in civic infrastructure. We need to make Portland a leader in proactive climate response. We need to protect the tree canopy we have, and invest in more shade equity throughout greater Portland.
  • Arts First For every age, in every neighborhood. Liv believes that aesthetic concerns are not luxuries, but rather vital necessities. The arts bring hope and beauty to us, and reflect truths that help us grow. “We are suffering from a crisis of hopelessness,” says Liv. She believes that Portland needs art, hope, truth, and beauty NOW MORE THAN EVER, and her mission is to center the arts and artists in civic dialogue. Liv sees a Portland in which artists thrive, where empty “zombie” buildings are repurposed as low-income housing, artist studios, and practice spaces. Let’s better support the arts, so Portland remains renowned and beloved for its creative souls and their inspired works. Funding schools abundantly, including arts programs,
  • Housing and Addiction Crises Everyone deserves shelter. And everyone deserves to feel safe. The addiction crisis that has crippled our downtown has proved intractable to the current administration. This crisis calls for all hands on deck, collaboration, and transparency. What programs are working? In Portland, nationally, and abroad? Let’s use data and research combined with innovative thinking and radical acts of compassion and service and get our people HOUSED and WELL. We need to fully fund and support the services and providers across our mental health system. We must radically increase the amount of low-income housing. If we have the wherewithal to build skyscrapers, we can figure out how to fill them with people in need of shelter.
The environment, the arts, affordable housing, the houseless and addiction crises.
An ability to listen, an ability to be accountable, an ability to hold the representation of all Portlanders close.
The Challenger explosion.

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